BY Annjelli Bejasa
We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting. – Kahlil Gibran Like other great cities, New York is a museum unto itself. It is possible to visit and never set foot inside any building – save for your hotel – and come away filled to the aesthetic brim. It’s all eye candy: the people, the […]
BY Annjelli Bejasa
We attend design shows and art fairs. We hire designers to make our homes look inviting and hang art on our walls. We know what we like when we see it. But do we understand the difference between art and design? Mid-century designer Charles Eames had this to say: Design is not art. I would rather say it is […]
BY Annjelli Bejasa
The Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial 2016 CooperHewitt Design Museum 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY Through August 21st, 2016 “… ‘Beauty’ will expand the discourse around the transformative power of aesthetic innovation. The exhibition will celebrate design as a creative endeavor that engages the mind, body and senses with works of astonishing form and […]
BY Annjelli Bejasa
When spring arrives so arrives the glorious season of the house and garden tour. We are no longer tethered to two-dimensional images in magazines or on Pinterest; we are elevated from bystander to participant, able to enter the private spaces that are normally out of our reach. And others benefit from our robust curiosity: proceeds […]
BY Annjelli Bejasa
These 10 New York City museums began life as personal cottages, tenements, houses, mansions and estates. In many cases they were bequeathed to public foundations upon the deaths of their owners or a downturn in family fortunes. Step across these thresholds for a peek into history, art and design. From south to north: Merchant’s House […]
BY Annjelli Bejasa
Jane’s Walk is a festival of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by legendary urbanist Jane Jacobs. The events take place in cities and towns around the world the first weekend of May. While the epicenters of Jane’s Walk are New York City (over 100 walks) and Toronto, chances are there are events scheduled in your […]
