Objects of Desire

Our guest on this episode, Elizabeth Gilbert, the best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and the recent memoir All The Way To The River, shares the stories behind a collage portrait of a famous poet created by an artist friend she met when she was a young bartender just on the cusp of literary success. Find Objects of Desire on you favorite podcast app here: https://pod.link/1878741659 Learn more...

On this episode, we are joined by the Los Angeles–based interior designer Brigette Romanek, whose highly personal, soulful work has earned her such fans as Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyonce and Demi Moore. Romanek talks about a beloved small-scaled sculpture, carved from rose quartz by the much-talked-about artist who is representing the United States at the Venice Biennale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Our guest on this episode is the intoxicating Detox. A drag performer, recording artist and reality TV personality known for her iconic appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race, she shares the stories behind a vintage leather jacket from the late 1980s, created by one of the defining fashion talents of the era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we’re joined by comedian, writer, and actor Dan Mahboubian Rosen, co-creator and co-host of the Middlebrow podcast and auteur behind a series of viral videos critiquing the art and design worlds. Rosen tells us all about a treasured piece of furniture that many of us remember from school. Learn more about Objects of Desire Podcast: https://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/ob...

On this episode we are joined by the costume designer and image consultant Molly Rogers, known for her work on The Devil Wears Prada movies, Ugly Betty, The Hunger Games: MockingJay, Sex and The City and And Just Like That. She talks about a glamorous silk dress, nicknamed The Egg and sourced for SATC’s Carrie Bradshaw. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we welcome Patricia Clarkson, the Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning actress with Tony and Academy Award nominations to boot. The star of Sharp Objects, The Station Agent, Pieces of April and High Art, among others, discusses her prized black and white image from the 1950s taken by a famed French street photographer.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Wendy Goodman, the influential and beloved design editor of New York magazine talks to us about a small ebony box carved by a 20th-century French design great. She's joined by her friend Jerry Saltz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning senior art critic of New York magazine and Vulture, who talks about an animal skull he found outside Marfa, Texas. Learn more about Objects of Desire Podcas...

What is that one possession that means the most to you, not just because of its beauty, quality, quirkiness or sentimental value but because of what it tells you about yourself, its maker and the time and place from which it emerged? On each episode of “Object of Desire,” 1stDibs’ new podcast, we talk with an influential tastemaker, style setter or cultural observer about that one remarkable thing...