Shax Riegler

SELECT ARTICLES, 2004-Present

WRITING SAMPLES
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"Getting the Blues: Transferware translated by three contemporary artists" (The Magazine Antiques, January-February 2016) (658 KB)

"Feast for the Eye: A 1939 World's Fair Souvenir Plate" (Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, Winter 2012) (239 KB)

"Birds of a Feather" (Saveur, November 2011) (1.33 MB)

"Anything but Plain White" (The Wall Street Journal, 9/17/11) (494 KB)

"The Tiny House Movement: An inspiring portfolio of smaller-than-small designs" (House Beautiful, July-August 2011) (867 KB)

"Zealpolitik: An exhibition on the Bauhaus examines its high ideals and lasting impact" (T: Design, The New York Times Style Magazine, Fall 2009) (1.42 MB)

"The It Chair: Legendary decorator Frances Elkins made it popular in the 1930s, but her so-called loop chair, which is having another moment in the sun, goes back to the eighteenth century" (The Magazine Antiques, January 2009) (4.34 MB)

"The It Chair, a Postcript" (www.themagazineantiques.com, February 3, 2009)

"Appraisal... Pierre Cardin: The French fashion designer has put his name on myriad products, but none are so coveted as his mod home furnishings" (Elle Decor, October 2008) (1.32 MB)

"Between the Lines: Antique striped blankets make a bold design statement" (Martha Stewart Living, January 2008) (2.14 MB)

"Making It Work: Tim Gunn, fashion dean turned Project Runway star, balances antiques with Asian artifacts in his Greenwich Village apartment" (House & Garden, June 2007) (1.47 MB)

OTHER STORIES

Decorating & Interiors:
• "Master Class" (monthly column for House Beautiful, October 2011-February 2015)
• "The Last Words" (monthly column for House Beautiful, September 2007-February 2011)
• "Send Us a Picture" (monthly column for House Beautiful, May 2008-November 2010)
• "Polished Performance: Interior Designer David Kleinberg recasts a minimalist Manhattan loft into a luxurious pied-à-terre for a film director and his young family" (Elle Decor, January 2009)
• "Paper Trail: Inspired by an exhibition of historic children's wallpaper, we've tracked down the best modern-day prints for your child's bedroom" (Cookie, October 2008)
• "The Fashionable Life: Clothing designer Carmen Marc Valvo is known for helping women to make an entrance, but his Hamptons home demonstrates an equal talent for creating an understated retreat" (InStyle Home, Fall/Winter 2007)
• "Off the Wall: Like the overscaled wallpapers for which she is known, the Australian designer Florence Broadhurst was larger than life" (T: Design, The New York Times Style Magazine, Spring 2007)
• "To the Manor Born: A young Philadelphia family makes a landmarked 17th-century mansion its own without eclipsing any of the grace and grandeur" (Cookie, March/April 2007)
• "What Modern Was: Beginning with the furniture of Tommi Parzinger, two Minneapolis collectors have filled their home with a lively range of mid-century designs" (House & Garden, December 2006)
• "Golden Touch: With inspiration from an iconic London drawing room, ceramist Christopher Spitzmiller conjures a sophisticated Upper East Side flat" (Elle Decor, December 2006)
• "Sweetness & Light: 10 nightlights that will comfort kids at bedtime and charm them all day long" (Cookie, October/November 2006)
• "Blue & White Forever: How America fell in love with a simple color scheme" (Country Living Collecting, Fall 2006)
• "Curtain Call: An illustrated guide to choosing a window treatment to suit your style" (Martha Stewart Living, February 2006)
• "The Sumptuous World of Damask," (Martha Stewart Living, January 2006)
• "All the Trimmings" [on passementerie] (Martha Stewart Living, October 2005)
• "Choosing Bedside Tables" (Martha Stewart Living, August 2005)

Travel & Food:
• "The Coolest Small Towns: Millerton, NY" (Budget Travel, September 2007)
• "Road Trip: The Florida Keys" (Budget Travel, December 2006/January 2007)
• "The Best Light in the World: 10 experienced observers name their favorite places for memorable light" (House & Garden, October 2006)
• "At Home with Chef Barbara Lynch" (House & Garden, May 2006)
• "The Coolest Small Towns: Great Barrington, MA" (Budget Travel, April 2006)
• "What $100 Buys in Stockholm" (Budget Travel, September 2005)
• "At Home with Nigella Lawson" (House & Garden, November 2004)

Collecting & Antiques:
• "The Legacy of Henry Davis Sleeper and Beauport" (The Magazine Antiques, December 2009)
• "Object Lesson: Candlesticks" (Martha Stewart Living, December 2008)
• "The Treasures of Citizen Hearst" (The Magazine Antiques, December 2008)
• "Indian Silver for the Raj" (The Magazine Antiques, October 2008)
• "Windows on the Past: Watercolors of long-vanished houses and gardens" (The Magazine Antiques, August 2008)
• "Savoring the Past: Ivan Day’s collection of culinary antiques" (The Magazine Antiques, June 2008)
• "Centuries of Red: Red lacquer's powerful presence" (Martha Stewart Living, May 2008)
• "Everything You Need to Know about Jean Prouvé: A down-to-earth designer with a penchant for metal and mass production has become the toast of the art world with his industrial-chic furniture and architecture" (Elle Decor, December 2007)
• "Everything You Need to Know about Poul Henningsen: A master of illumination, the Danish architect created distinctive lighting that is casting its glow across a new generation" (Elle Decor, October 2007)
• "Getting the Hang of It: Humble hooks are more than functional; they encapsulate design history in miniature" (Martha Stewart Living, September 2007)
• "Everything You Need to Know about Transferware" (Elle Decor, May 2006)