Mary Daniels

Want to re-create the kind of look that was hot in ancient times, when torches were the ultimate in high-tech lighting? A new product from American DJ simulating the effect...

Of all the metals used by artisans since time began to create beautiful objects, copper has an intriguing shine and a warm patina to it that makes it a natural...

During the 1960s, the president of the Pepsi-Cola Co., Alfred Steele, was determined to create a new and enhanced image for what is now one of America's most popular soft...

A newly formed firm of Midwest-based estate auctioneers, Milne & Klein Auctions, is opening at 1809 W. Webster St., as a full-service auction house offering the sale of personal property,...

Could there be a Cupid for people and objects? If there is, the arrows of the one that targeted me were surely marked "Made in Mexico." The thought comes to...

While beauty in the form of art of any kind is indeed its own excuse for being, site-specific art also can be a design solution. Art can provide a focal...

"Ceramic National 2000," the 30th survey of the American ceramic scene, comes to Chicago for the first time in an exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center through March 17. Organized...

At www.replacements.com, it's the clicking and finding that makes this North Carolina company a popular one among the dinnerware set, according to Internet Retailer, a Chicago-based company that covers Internet...

Glass From Islamic Lands By Stefano Carboni Thames & Hudson $65 This is the first major study of Islamic glass in more than 70 years, a feat of patient scholarship...

With gift-giving season in mind, the staff of the Home&Garden section selected its favorites from the crop of new books published this year. Powell/Kleinschmidt Interior Architecture Birkhauser, $65 The Chicago-based...