Janelle Zara
NEW YORK — How many ways can you reinvent the sofa? That’s the annual conundrum for designers and manufacturers in anticipation of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, the industry’s essential stateside trade show. For the 25th year, the...
In general, red carpet, the word “fun,” and architecture rarely go together — but it seems that’s about to change. Last night’s inaugural Architizer A+ Awards gala at Cedar Lake Studio saw the likes of Elizabeth Diller and Bjarke Ingels popping bottles of...
After debuting at the Barbican during Frieze London last year, rAndom International’s “Rain Room” (2012) arrived at MoMA last week in time for Frieze New York. Now through July 28, thanks to the miracle of motion sensor technology, visitors can stroll...
Collective .1, ostensibly New York’s first major all-design fair, brings a surprising new hybrid to its scene. It touts all the international powerhouse galleries one might recognize from the likes of Pavilion of Art and Design, Design Miami...
In 1963, Richard Meier left the office of Marcel Breuer to start his own firm, a staff of one that operated out of his apartment. “I lived in one room, and I worked in one room,” Meier told ARTINFO. “It wasn’t great.” He eventually upgraded, hiring his first...
“The fifth floor is extremely special for its sanctuary quality,” Rainer Judd told ARTINFO recently, recalling the vast childhood bedroom she once shared with her brother Flavin and their father Donald. Donald Judd had named his...
MILAN — About this time a year ago, a Russian billionaire-helmed, design-oriented think tank called Be Open made its global debut in Milan. As a co-producer of FuoriSalone, Interni magazine’s annual city-wide design programming during the...
The relationship between art and its architectural space can be tenuous. Traditionally, galleries prefer the white cube, where flat blank walls serve as a compliant canvas for displaying artwork. Planning exhibitions in historic buildings such as the Upper...
During Milan’s Salone del Mobile, the world’s largest celebration of industrial design isn’t limited to the mammoth fairgrounds on the outskirts of town. While the mega-brands may be concentrated at the tradeshow, design is deeply embedded into the culture of...
MILAN — Before heading to Milan for the first time to cover the annual Salone del Mobile trade show, categorically the largest event in the industrial design world, my understanding was that the overall sentiment of the Italian design community bordered on...
