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BERGDORF GOODMAN HOLIDAY WINDOWS 2016

The magic is back! New York is all lit up for the holidays and it is magical to walk around the City and take in all the beautiful lights and decorations. One of our favorite places to visit during the holidays are the always spectacular windows at Bergdorf Goodman. Once again, the windows are a treat for … Read More

Celebrating 20th Century Art in the White House, 10/14/2016

We had the great honor to attend the wonderful event “Celebrating 20th Century Art in the White House” last week. It was a magnificent experience to visit the White House in person and be able to walk freely through the various rooms that are so rich in history and filled with spectacula… Read More

HDI Museum Visit: Milwaukee Art Museum

We are very big fans and supporters of the Milwaukee Art Museum and visit at least once a year. Last November we visited for the “Grand Unveiling” after their extensive renovation and the Milwaukee Art Museum is one spectacular, world class museum! Their permanent collection is very e… Read More

HDI Visits: The Neon Museum in Las Vegas

We recently spend a very hot weekend in Las Vegas. One place that has been on our radar is The Neon Museum and it was an absolutely fun and wonderful visit. The Neon Boneyard is a collection of vintage neon signs from years past and it is a such a great statement of time to see these historic signs. You need t… Read More

Exploring Rockefeller Center & Radio City Music Hall

Walking down the streets of Manhattan there is something fascinating to be found at almost every corner, if it is in the form of a building, a sculpture, an interesting window display, or an architectural detail, it is easy to find something to admire just about everywhere! We were just walking aroun… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Moholy-Nagy: Future Present” at the Guggenheim

So many great exhibits here in New York and so little time, but we didn’t want to miss the comprehensive retrospective of the work of László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) to appear in the United States in nearly fifty years at the Guggenheim. Moholy-Nagy was an influential teacher at the Bauhaus an… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Manus x Machina” at the Met

Special exhibits at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art here in New York are always very high on our list. Being in the decorative arts business, you have a very good understanding of the very labor intensive making of hand made couture and avant-garde ready to wear and you underst… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: Beauty – Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial & Thom Brown Selects

Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial is the fifth installment of the museum’s signature contemporary design exhibition series. With a focus on aesthetic innovation, Beauty celebrates design as a creative endeavor that engages the mind, body, and senses. We really enjoyed this exhibit and ho… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Lisa Sotilis: The Power of the Greek Myth”, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City

We recently made our way to Mexico City to see the amazing exhibition of our dear friend Lisa Sotilis entitled “Lisa Sotilis: The Power of the Greek Myth” at the Franz Mayer Museum.

This spectacular exhibit has been fully and beautifully realized by the Franz Mayer Museum under the dire… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Jacqueline de Ribes The Art of Style” at the Met

Jacqueline de Ribes is a style icon and has been on the Best Dressed list since 1962. The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is currently exhibiting sixty ensembles of haute couture and ready to wear from the personal archive of the de Ribes’s collection. You will fi… Read More

HDI Mailing – October 2015

“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 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

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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