Articles by Victoria Villeneuve

This series looks at the stories behind iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment covers works by such midcentury luminaries as John Lautner, Joe…

This series looks back at iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment covers such midcentury classics as the Tulip table, Diamond and Egg chairs,…

This series looks back at iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment covers works by such midcentury luminaries as George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi,…

This series looks back at iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment covers transportation’s influence on 1930s styles, Frank…

This series looks back at some iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900.Divergent design philosophies developed in the 1920s. Art Deco designers played with sensuous contours, exotic materials and bold colors for an elite clientele. Fascinat…

Oil baron John D. Rockefeller and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst each built a grand mansion in the second decade of the 20th century. For help, they turned to U.S. architects who had trained at France’s prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, whi…

Oil baron John D. Rockefeller and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst each built a grand mansion in the second decade of the 20th century. For help, they turned to U.S. architects who had trained at France’s prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, whi…

Happy New Year — the last of the decade. What will the 2010s be remembered for in the home realm? As we ponder that question over these next short months (not to rush them!), let’s look back at iconic designs from previous decades, starting with 1900 …

If you live in a 362-square-foot cottage with your husband, toddler and two beagles, do you have to gather with the clan around someone else’s table every Thanksgiving and instantly regift everything you get for Christmas? As a mother of three grown c…