It was undoubtedly Elsa Peretti’s time in New York that thrust her into the public eye: not only for mesmerizing the world with her undulating sterling silver designs for Tiffany & Co., but also for her role as a frequent gossip page fixture, a Halston associate, and a Studio 54 patron. A photo of Peretti, … Read more
Jonathan Adler, potter and designer whose eponymous furniture and home-decor collection is heavily influenced by the era—specifically by the work of David Hicks, Alexander Girard, and Bonnie Cashin—distills mid-century modern in this way: “Mid-century modern design is about stripping away unnecessary ornamentation and really getting to the essence of a design gesture. That clarity of … Read more
We’ve all had it with stage set interiors, with wafer-thin bricks and uncomfortable furniture designed to look good only in an image. Our clients are craving real places not just photo ready. There is a movement away from flawless. The emphasis is now on creating interiors that not only withstand daily life and connected to … Read more
BEIJING: Hundreds of temporary one-room housing units were being set up on Thursday in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and killed at least 135 people, according to state media reports. Twelve people remained missing in an area hit by mudslides that inundated two villages, the reports said. … Read more
Karl Lagerfeld once said “Art is art. Fashion is fashion.” Leave it to Frank Gehry, then, to blur the lines between the two disciplines. At this year’s Art Basel Miami, just outside the VIP entrance where multi-billionaire mega-collectors were quietly ushered into the booths of blue-chip galleries, the architect and sculptor debuted an 11-piece handbag … Read more
Decorating to a point of such detail, without making something feel overdone is certainly clever, but what is particularly canny about this flat is how full of things it is, yet—Tardis-like—it absorbs them without complaint. That’s not to say it’s cluttered—far from it. Daniel and Benedict have no truck with mess and muddle. Instead, theirs … Read more
At first, the title of the first exhibition from Edinburgh-based shop and gallery Bard—“The Grit and the Glamour”—may catch you by surprise. The cult homewares destination, which launched in November of last year, has developed a distinct identity around its meticulously curated offering of the very best of Scottish craft and design, from mottled, wonky … Read more
This November, Chapman and his co-founder Nicolas Pickaerts ventured into a more tangible space at the Salon Design Art + Fair in Manhattan, which also served as the launchpad for 60 entirely new products, produced by and for Abask and available online after the fair. For the display, Chapman and his collaborators shipped in some … Read more
“I feel like we’re always living with some form of anxiety that something is going to go wrong.” When Louise Rickman moved into her newly built house, there were issues everywhere she looked: broken tiles, a crack in the roof, a garage door that wouldn’t close, and mould behind the kitchen cabinets. She tells Nosheen … Read more