Diana Budds
Diana Budds is an independent design journalist based in New York
Latest articles by Diana Budds
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Cooper Hewitt’s ‘Making Home’ triennial reveals an intimate side of the museum’s Gilded Age architecture
'We live and work in the Carnegie Mansion, but it's not typically something that we engage with directly in our exhibitions,' says Alexandra Cunningham-Cameron, one of the co-curators
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Tour Ray's Seagram Building HQ, an ode to art and modernism in New York City
Real estate venture Ray’s Seagram Building HQ in New York is a homage to corporate modernism
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Explore 100 years of Svenskt Tenn and the interiors Estrid Ericson has crafted
‘A Philosophy of Home’ explores 100 years of Svenskt Tenn and the daring vision for interiors its founder Estrid Ericson developed
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‘You’ve got to hang out with Judd furniture… you learn something’: Rainer Judd
As new book ‘Donald Judd Furniture’ lands, the artist’s children Rainer and Flavin discuss their father’s legacy
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Hooked on Broadway, David Rockwell's standout stage sets and intimate design ethos
David Rockwell has created a host of standout stage sets for Broadway shows, with London’s V&A recently acquiring four for its theatre and performance collections
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Between sculpture and useful objects: American art furniture on view at New York's Superhouse
Superhouse presents ‘The Odd Couple’ (until 17 August2024), an exhibition of American art furniture from 1980 to today
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‘What We Keep’: 50 creatives on the objects they collect and use in their homes
‘What We Keep’ is a new book by Jean Lin, founder of the New York City design gallery Colony, an ode to objects and the people who obsessively collect them
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In Common With opens ‘Quarters,’ a gallery, wine bar, and boutique inside a Tribeca loft
In Common With opens its new space which resembles a distinguished design collector’s house museum
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Jomo Tariku is designing for change
It took Jomo Tariku 30 years to get the career he wanted. He's making sure the next generation doesn't have to wait as long
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Jay Sae Jung Oh’s leather-wrapped furniture is a meticulous meditation on consumerism
Jay Sae Jung Oh’s leather-wrapped furniture turns discarded objects into surprising forms (on view at Salon 94 Design until 20 April 2024)
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Lily Clark channels the sublime beauty of water in sculptural fountains
Wallpaper* Future Icons: LA-based Lily Clark is influenced by physics, Light & Space artists, and the California landscape
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Future Icons: Alexis & Ginger's furniture starts from found pictures
Wallpaper* Future Icons: Brooklyn-based Alexis & Ginger are inspired by pictures found in the New York Public Library’s Picture Collection to create their elegant and surreal furniture and lighting
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Lever House in New York gets a 21st-century makeover
Some 70 years after its completion, SOM returns to Lever House in New York, bringing the high-rise landmark to the 21st century
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A cabinet of design curiosities past and present: ‘Angle of Repose’ at Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery
The exhibition at New York's Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery (until 27 January 2024) includes silver cutlery inlaid with gemstones, Victorian papier-mâché chairs, and Otto Zapf shelving
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Take a peek inside 108 Leonard and its amenity rooms featuring Giorgetti furniture
New York's 108 Leonard amenity rooms include a chef’s kitchen, 75-foot-lap pool, and bespoke furniture by Italian brand Giorgetti
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Black designers tell a story of craft and history in New York exhibition
Furniture by Black designers including Norman Teague, Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Peter Mabeo features in 'Spotlight II' at Verso Gallery (until 10 November 2023)
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