Paris is glorious under the sunny blue skies of June. It’s a big week for Design with Design/Miami Basel going on (visit us on Twitter (#artecase) for updates) and here in Paris we took the opportunity to visit one of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mirrors
The ‘Reflexion mirror’ (2013) by the Franco-Hungarian designer Mathias Kiss, navigates the boundaries of art and design, creating a multifacted surface with rigid materials. Plate glass mirrors, first produced in Murano Italy in the 16th century, became luxury objects found in … Continue reading
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We love the fluid and amorphous design of this 2006 ‘Domino’ mirror (Edition Avant-Scene) by Hubert Le Gall (b. 1961) in Artcurial’s 25 June sale. It is made of brass and gold leaf (h:153cm w:90cm d:2cm). Entirely self-taught, Le Gall’s … Continue reading
This opulent interior created by Jacques Garcia in the former private appartment of renowned neoclassical architect and decorator Charles Percier (1761-1838) is beautifully rich in layers of colour, texture and pattern. The trompe l’oeil flowers gracing the mirrored walls are … Continue reading
The current exhibition, Ocean Collection at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris shows the Campana brothers revisiting and developing ideas from their 2002 Sushi series. Exploring new materials these mirrors are framed with felt, rubber carpet and EVA in varying shades … Continue reading
The Sotheby’s Art Nouveau sale in Paris yesterday yielded some interesting results. Out of 137 lots, 15 remained unsold. The glass vases by Emile Galle sold consistently above their estimates (lot 8, a carved and marquetry-de-verre vase, 1900, pictured above … Continue reading
The Sotheby’s Art Nouveau Sale in Paris on 16 February has some spectacular offerings including this beautiful pair of pearwood and leather chairs (circa 1900-1910) by Hector Guimard (1867-1910). A true exponent of the Art Nouveau style, his work is … Continue reading
Artecase girls overseeing a delivery for a Paris client. Antique French gilded mirror, Louis Philippe period c. 1880. Original glass in mercury W104cm x H153cm … Continue reading
