At an antiques shop on Madison Avenue, interior designer Michael Simon tells ANTIQUES the lessons he learned from a couture-clad tastemaker.
Object lesson: Bringing Stained Glass Up Close
The multi-dimensionality of mosaic glasswork.
Found in Translation
Despite their diverse origins, modern and folk arts from around the world achieve unity in the former home—now house museum—of an American expat in Mexico.
New light: Jane Freedom’s Sampler
Girlhood needlework, local tradition, and personal identity.
On books: The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home
A look into the decorative lives of four bachelors from the early twentieth century.
Facets and settings: Boys in Brooches
The present and past of jewelry for men.
The Winchester in the Attic
A near-pristine Winchester Model 1886 rifle is up for bid at Rock Island Auction Company’s latest auction.
Endnotes: ’Tis a Gift to Be 250
From stamps to a four-day conference, America celebrates Shaker history.
Medal Heads
A soccer star turned Olympian and a Birmingham mint produced England’s first Olympic medals.
Personality and Purpose
Collecting American furniture continues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.