Archive for the Historical Design Category
“High Tea: Glorious Manifestations East and West” Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
High Tea: Glorious Manifestations East and West,
February 19, 2015 – May 24, 2015,
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
Our HDI Exhibition pick for March 2015 is “High Tea: Glorious Manifestations East and West” currently on view at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. … Read More
“Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century” Denver art museum
Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century,
November 16, 2014 – March 17, 2015, Denver Art Museum
The Cartier exhibition, Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century currently on view at the Denver Art Museum is a spectacular exhibit not to be missed. If you are a jewelry aficionado or a connoisseur of all thi… Read More
“Maker & Muse, Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry” Driehaus Museum Chicago
Maker & Muse, Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry
February 14, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Driehaus Museum Chicago
If you love jewelry and especially sumptiuous jewels created mostly by women from the early decades of the 20th Century, you should not miss the current exhibition Mak… Read More
HDI Exhibition pick – Reimagining Modernism: 1900-1950 at the met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reinstalled galleries that showcase modern art from 1900 to 1950 throughout nine galleries of the Wallace Wing. The new ongoing installation entitled Reimagining Modernism: 1900–1950 reinterprets the holdings of the Met’s modernist paintings, sculptur… Read More
HDI Escapes – Berlin
New York is certainly “the City that never sleeps”, but sometimes it is nice to get away. Destination Berlin for New Years Eve. Berlin has lots to offer and the City is ever changing. We decided to focus on museums, go to a concert at the Komische Oper and walk as much as we can. It snowed, bu… Read More
HDI Exhibition Pick – January 2015
Kimono, A Modern History
September 27, 2014–January 19, 2015, The Metropolitan Museum of New York
It is a rainy and grey day in New York and once again we are getting lost in the amazing world of The Metropolitan Museum of New York. The “Kimono, A Modern History” exhibition is a visual tre… Read More
HDI EXHIBITION PICK – COOPER HEWITT Smithsonian Design Museum
The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York reopened its doors on December 12th, 2014 after three years of renovating and restoring Carnegie Mansion and transforming the whole museum. The museum now boasts 60% more gallery space and the opening installation is spectacular. Don̵… Read More
Happy Holidays from Historical Design
Wishing you a splendid holiday season and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows 2014
The Bergdorf Goodman holiday window display is one of the highlights of the holiday season in New York. Every year the team in charge of the Bergdorf windows creates the most magical and stunning installations that are elegant and always a feast for the eyes. There is never a favorite, as every single … Read More
Christopher Boots Crystal Lighting at Hermès New York
We recently worked on a custom project using the spectacular crystal lights by the Australian Lighting designer Christopher Boots. His designs are exquisitely hand crafted crystal with a very modern look and sculptural feel. The lighting is unusual and transforms a room with its magic shapes. Wh… Read More
Victoria and Albert Museum London
No visit to London is complete without a visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum. The V&A is the world’s greatest museum of art and design and you can spend hours walking through the museum getting inspired by their permanent collection and their current exhibitions. We hope you get ins… Read More
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