Swedish Fauteuils by Alf Svensson from 1950 1930s Canapé recovered in sheepskin Back view … Continue reading
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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
We dropped into the Gagosian Gallery on Madison to see the powerful exhibition ‘Franz West: Mobelskulpturen/Furniture Works’. West (1947-2012 Vienna) favored the viewing of art as an interactive experience – his aim was to transform galleries and public spaces into … 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
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To receive our full coverage of events and market news and special offers sign up for our weekly newsletter under the banner above! ~~ Last year we visited the Cours Saleya in Nice for the flea market, which is there … Continue reading
In the small village of Rieupeyroux in Aveyron we happened upon a small family company of woodworkers, Atelier Milofourmos which goes back three generations. Jean Marty, whose father and grandfather preceded him in the family business, prides himself on finding and … Continue reading
Sideboard by George Nakashima, Armchairs by Finn Juhl, artwork by Ellsworth Kelly. Sotheby’s New York will hold the inaugural ‘Contemporary Living’ sale on 22 July with Photography, Prints and 20th Century & Contemporary Design among its 250 lots. With estimates … Continue reading
Low table from the ‘Block’ Collection by Valentin Loellmann Also available as a dining table. Piece unique. Lacquered bronze base, carbonized and waxed table top. ~~ Can you tell us a little about what led you towards establishing your own contemporary design gallery in … Continue reading
Gulp Light, circa 1960, Ingo Maurer. Image courtesy of Design Market. Design Market is an impressive new marketplace for authentic Modern design from the 1940s to 2000. For the last year and a half co-founders Lionel Obadia and David Mimouni have rounded … Continue reading
