I like designing out-of-context, without the limitations of angles, corridors, rooms or walls. It’s all the same to me, whether I am doing sleeves for dresses or table legs.” These are two of Cardin’s earliest designs … both are quite … Continue reading
Category Archives: Design History
2 We explored various styles and periods of functional design starting with this incredible Persian bronze table top decorated with writhing snakes and torsos of divinities from whose hands water originally spouted. We love the continuity over the centuries of … Continue reading
Self portrait of William Hogarth and an example of the ‘line of beauty’ he used in his compositions. He believed that this curved, S-shaped line excited the viewer’s eye with its energetic movement (as opposed to straight lines or right … Continue reading
Ormolu mounted Louis XV parquetry ladies desk, stamped by Pierre Migeon Artcurial, Paris June 2012 We can imagine being deeply inspired working at this bureau with its beautiful parquetry and perfect proportions. A true masterpiece of technical and aesthetic excellence! … Continue reading
Here are two lamps we love from 1950! The Grasshoper floor lamp by Greta Magnusson Grossman and the Sputnik ceiling light by Gino Sarfatti. Last Saturday we attended a Master Class Talk at Design Miami Basel on Collectible Lighting of the … Continue reading
Sublime and deeply sensual is this very rare private design commission by Isamu Noguchi for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Dretzin in 1948. His sculptural mastery is revealed in all its glory in this work of interlocking fossil marble parts. … Continue reading
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A few of our favorites from the upcoming Sotheby’s Important Mobilier, Sculptures et Objets d’Art sale in Paris, 20 April 2012 Italian door knocker in bronze made in Venice in the 16th century. … Continue reading
A North Italian Giltwood Corner Console, probably Florence, circa 1730. The gracious putti atop a dolphin, holding a string of pearls is glorious! It is framed by bearded masks and acanthus foliate scrolls. … Continue reading
