What are some of the characteristics that make a great collector? Access – cultural and monetary, sustained interest, superior ‘taste’, patronage, and desire for self expression through objects are few that come to mind. As design has been formalized into … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sculpture
Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé’s rue de Babylon appartment in Paris. The legendary Eileen Gray Dragon Chair (1917-1919) is in the foreground. Image courtesy of Nicolas Mathéus ….. JACQUES DOUCET (1853-1929) and YVES SAINT LAURENT (1935-2008) The current exhibition … Continue reading
Here we are – this is the place where the mindset for investing in design merges with that of contemporary art. These ‘chairs’ are arresting, provocative and demand our attention; particularly when viewed amongst traditional functional objects. What is their purpose and … Continue reading
After the model created in 1968 commissioned by Louise de Vilmorin and André Malraux which is in the Chateau de Verrières-les-Buisson, France. ~~ The exhibition, ‘Hommage’ at the Yves Gastou gallery shines the spotlight on the work of the late … Continue reading
If you get a chance to see this exhibition, grab it! Laid out over two floors and showing over 100 works, it explores the important contributions of women to modernism in postwar visual culture in the 1950s and 60s. At … Continue reading
One can’t help but sense the lofty ideals, optimism about the future and nationalistic pride embodied in the grand Modern gestures of the Palais d’Iena. Designed by Auguste Perret for the Exposition Universelle de 1937, it includes a monumental sweeping staircase … Continue reading
lot 14 Serge MANZON (1930-1998) pour Pierre CARDIN. Lampe Eclair. Réflecteur hémisphérique en métal chromé présentant un fût en bois laqué en forme d’ailette sur une base de forme libre en bronze, éclairant par une ampoule. Dimensions : 44,5×31,5×21 cm … Continue reading
‘Irregular Bomb Sofa’ (2009) by Robert Stadler. In last week’s post we talked about how craft is increasingly being linked with innovation as well as tradition. It is a theme we are seeing more and more frequently. ADCollections at Quai d’Orsay, which … Continue reading
‘Due Più’ (Two More) set of 6 chairs, 1971 Wow! These chairs really grab your attention. Do you love them or hate them? Designed by Italian Nanda Vigo in the 1970s in the Post Modern spirit, they actually disrupt one’s preconceptions about the function … Continue reading
Upon reading a story in the NY Times about design earlier this week we were inspired to contemplate the idea of copying vs. reinterpreting. These reinterpreted 18th century Chinese vases by Studio Droog’s are part of the New Original Project collection – an … Continue reading
