From the December 2019/January 2020 Issue
This Is Every Restaurant’s Favorite Chair
The Thonet Model No. 14 chair proves great design truly is timeless You have seen the Thonet Model No. 14 chair somewhere before. It might have been in your favorite […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
Whaler’s Delight
Back in the days of Moby-Dick, men on whaling ships spent their downtime carving objects from whale bone and dreaming of pie. What other explanation could there be for the […]
From the August/September 2019 Issue
The It Girl’s Sofa
Madame Récamier left a lasting legacy to the furniture world If you were listing the attributes that make someone an “It girl,” Juliette Récamier circa 1800 would tick all […]
From the June/July 2019 Issue
Grand Dunand
The eternal elegance of Jean Dunand’s Art Deco designs In 1912, decorative artist Jean Dunand and Japanese lacquer master Seizo Sugawara struck a deal. Sugawara had asked Dunand’s assistance in […]
From the April/May 2019 Issue
Beautiful Byobu
Japanese screens combine art and craft in one exquisite object At the Winter Show in January, Erik Thomsen Gallery of New York City exhibited a six-panel Japanese folding screen painted […]
From the February/March 2019 Issue
A Woman’s Work-Table Is Never Done
These multifunctional side tables have endured for generations The progress of any nation in morals, civilization, and refinement is in proportion to the elevated or degraded position in which woman […]
From the December 2018/January 2019 Issue
A Place at the Imperial Table
Catherine the Great was passionate about porcelain No one set a table like Catherine the Great. When you’re the Empress of All the Russias, you can afford to be extravagant, […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Smile and Say Ambrotype
Historical photos with a particular pedigree When families gather, there’s always a chance that someone will pull out the old family photos. Vintage Instamatic snaps and Polaroids, sepia-tone studio portraits […]
From the August/September 2018 Issue
Vive la Faience!
French faience ceramics have a colorful history. In 1689, France was at war with much of Europe and its military was drastically underfunded. So King Louis XIV demanded that the […]