We viewed the Artcurial Design Sale today, and found some treasures, in particular the work of the Belgian designer, Aldo Chale (b.1928)
He developed his passion for minerals in the late 1950s, while travelling in Germany. In 1966 he opened a small shop in Brussels, selling rare and beautiful mineral specimens and began to design furniture and objects incorprating specimens from his extensive collection. Some minerals were worked into mosaics, and others were used in their entirety.

This rare low table, inlaid with cornaline has a neon light just underneath encased within the frame of the table. The result is a stunningly luminous effect as the table is lit from within and the cornaline mosaic pattern glows with an unearthly light.

Estimate  €30,000-40,000, Artcurial 30 November 2012

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