Daniella Ohad is a design historian, connoisseur, educator, curator, writer, talk show hostess, who received her PhD degree from the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Her commitment to modern design history includes extensive work in education in the field of design culture; history and theory; interiors; material culture; contemporary design; connoisseurship; and the decorative arts. She has taught in such institutions as the School of Visual Arts, Pratt Institute, Parsons the New School for Design, Cooper Union, and the New York School of Interior Design, and has spoken worldwide in conferences, events, and symposiums in museums, cultural institutions, and television networks.