David Schluss: Official Artist of the 2008 Beijing China Olympics

Abracadabra; A Thrilling Ride; Welcome to Town

Warhol Exhibition; Clive Daniel Home; Colors to Live By

Surovek Gallery

The Art of Outdoor Space

The London Look

With a plethora of seasonal festivals in 2016, London's global celebration of design is a talent showcase not to be missed.

London is swiftly emerging as one of the preeminent design capitals of the world. With an eclectic mix of seasonal fairs from Clerkenwell, ArDe London, Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia and Masterpiece London in the Spring-Summer, to the London Design Festival, 100% Design and Decorex in the Fall, new meaning is given to the phrase "British invasion." Popping up in chic districts all over the city, exhibitions from talented designers draw thousands of guests annually to these Inspiring shows.

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ABOVE: The "Cosmology of St. James" hanging mobile, on view at ArDe London Architecture and Design. Courtesy of Lola Lely Studio, London.

BELOW: The "Polder" sofa, debuted at Clerkenwell Design Week, is cushioned in golden yellow and offered in a variety of configurations. Courtesy of Vitra.

RIGHT: 19th-century, black painted and carved giltwood center table with a specimen marble top, showcased at Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia. Courtesy of Patrick Sandberg Antiques, London.

Richard Mishaan

Drawing From His International And Fashion Roots, One Renowned Architectural Interior Designer Creates Bold Synergy With Furnishings And Objects From Myriad Eras

Inside the pages of his new book, Artfully Modern, celebrated New York designer and Colombian native Richard Mishaan showcases dozens of eclectic interiors. Mishaan creates glamorous yet comfortable spaces of any scale, from luxurious Miami hotels to Hamptons estates, to the presidential suite at the St. Regis Hotel. In what has become his personalized signature, Mishaan transforms rooms by skillfully layering furnishings and objects from myriad eras—a contemporary fusion style.

A master at creating bespoke decor for high profile clients that include CEO's of luxury hotel chains and clientele in the fashion, entertainment and real estate industries, Mishaan's book also reveals how his style aesthetic can easily be adapted to any sized dwelling.

Alex Krivosheiw

Ever since Alexander Krivosheiw was a boy tinkering around with tools to build odd wood sculptures in his father's garage, his passion has been to create art. "I know I was meant to begin my life's work in that garage," the artist says. Today, his polished, handcrafted bronze and aluminum sculptures, that are curvilinear in form, express a "poetry of emotion" through the language of metal. A self-proclaimed perfectionist, Krivosheiw creates imposing fabrications that reach heights of 18 feet, many of which reside in museums and private collections worldwide. He has garnered international acclaim with exhibitions from New York to Palm Beach to Monaco, and soon underway, a project for the International Olympic Committee. Inspired by "love, life, beauty and above all ... expression," the artist often revisits that garage of his youth, "where," he says, "I had the freedom to be inspired."

Question: When did you first become interested in creating art?
Answer: Truly, my first real memory is when I was about six. The vivid picture I carry with me of being in my father's garage, using his tools and building abstract structures of wood, is indelibly linked in my DNA. As a child then and now as an adult, I still find myself passionately creating.

Question: What is your work mantra?
Answer: To be more efficient and constantly one-up my last experience. This requires constant discipline and commitment. You see, I am a perfectionist. But I also have to remind myself to have fun with it along the way.

Question: Who was your mentor?
Answer: My mentor was Kevin Barrett, a third generation artist and sculptor. He equipped me with all of the necessary tools and skills to catapult me forward as a metal sculptor. His instruction, coupled with his father-like love for me, grant him that place in my life.

Question: What makes your sculpture unique?
Answer: I work in the technique of metal fabrication. Some of these techniques require cold metal hammering as well as cold bending of sheet metal on custom designed jigs. Whether a piece is painted aluminum or mirror polished bronze, there are multiple and quite intricate ways into the finishing of the metal.

Question: What is your most prized piece?
Answer: At this time it is the Moore's Canova monumental commission. The sculpture will be installed at the new, luxury Solitaire Condo Towers in Taichung, Taiwan in December 2015.