Books: Órale: Love and Death in Mexico City - Órale is more than a remarkable monograph. It is a love letter, a promise kept, and a reminder that one of the greatest inheritances another person can leave us is the chance to see the world through their eyes, even if it’s only a peek.⬬
A Background for Living - Joe D’Urso’s enduring philosophy of restraint, freedom, and interiors shaped by human presence. ⬬
The Dazzling and the Grotesque: Le Goût Helena Rubinstein - A reflection on the colors, textures, and endless ambitions that shaped the world of cosmetics entrepreneur and obsessive collector Helena Rubinstein. ⬬
Style: The Allure of Pearls - How these ocean treasures transformed from priceless royal gems into accessible symbols of beauty, creativity, and personal style. ⬬
Antiques in Modernist Interiors - A photo essay on the unexpected symbiosis between objects of the past and the architectural languages of modernism and contemporary design. ⬬
Watercolor Dreams - The painter who documented twentieth-century decorating at its zenith, one magnificent room after another. ⬬
MAK’s Labyrinth - A beautiful tome containing the historic works of the Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry house brings to you glittering treasures from the house's archives. ⬬
Ghost Chasing - The story of how Robert de Montesquiou’s gilt bat made its way to the West Village town house of gallerist Matthew Marks and writer Jack Bankowsky. ⬬
Mixed Media - Exploring the remarkable range of Esphyr Slobodkina, a rare woman modernist whose inventive work bridged painting, textiles, illustration, and design. ⬬
Curious Objects: The Glass Gaze - Host Ben Miller is joined by Dan Roche, author of Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing to discuss a curious object that quite literally catches the eye. ⬬
Lines on the Land - Marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Huntington reimagines American history through the lenses of conflict and change.⬬

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES
Habitat for Humanity
By Stacy C. Hollander with photography by Ellen McDermott and Bridget Sciales












