One of the most discerning collectors of costume jewelry is fashion designer Norma Kamali, who has been snapping up lux and creative examples from around the world since the 1960s.
Endnotes: A New Day for Traditional Craft
We introduce a curator who will spotlight Indigenous ceramics at the Gardiner Museum.
Exhibitions: Art on the Go
The collection that makes up Puerto Rico’s Museo de Arte de Ponce was assembled by Luis A. Ferré, one of the most interesting men of his age.
Books: Seine Kid
Like a decadent lady cake crafted by the finest chef a Gilded Age heiress could hire, the artwork of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century artist Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855–1919) exudes a rich taste.
Exhibitions: Discovering Caillebotte
When it comes to the likes of Monet, Manet, and Renoir, it seems there’s little left to unearth beneath the impressionist sun. But when it comes to Gustave Caillebotte, their less colorful colleague, tales remain to be told.
Objects: Masters of Disguise
Made for a simple purpose—to store
tea securely—antique wooden caddies come in a variety of ingenious forms, some made to confound would-be thieves, others to amaze.
PASSING FANCIES: What Happened to Curtains? A conversation with textile specialist Natalie F. Larson
Natalie F. Larson owns Historic Textile Reproduction, a company that specializes in producing textiles and custom window treatments for historic preservation projects undertaken by federal agencies and private collectors.
Exhibitions: Unknown Country
Recently it has seemed as if the only tradition revered in the museum world is the critique of tradition, a cause for score-settling as well as the occasional revelation.
Curious Objects: “Junking” with Ralph Lauren’s Creative Director
In this episode of Curious Objects, host Benjamin Miller chats with photographer, junk collector, and former creative director of Ralph Lauren—Mary Randolph Carter.
Behind Closed Drawers
At the Kravet archive in Woodbury, Long Island, tens of thousands of textile samples from around the world are assiduously catalogued and preserved, serving both as a comprehensive record of sewn, woven, embroidered, and printed design history, and as inspiration for contemporary makers.