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Maria Pergay Video

We  were honored to attend the opening of Maria Pergay’s exhibition on the Place de Vosges in the end of March of this year (see our posts from 18 April 2012). Nowness has made a beautiful video in which they interview Pergay and show her works from this exhibition, which span her 50 year-long career. It is such a privilege to see design displayed in situ like this. Galleries Demisch Danant (New York) and JGM (Paris) co-organized this event with the designer and we invite you to watch this video and see her work.

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Moss Breaks Records for Five Designers on Phillips de Pury’s Auction Block | Object Lessons | ARTINFO.com

Moss Breaks Records for Five Designers on Phillips de Pury’s Auction Block | Object Lessons | ARTINFO.com

The whole picture is coming into focus – design and art enhance one another.

As Jacques Grange has said – “Today, if you have bought great works of art but you do not have great design, this is just a sign that you have not really understood the full picture”.

 We couldn’t agree more.

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Paris Biennale 2012

Posted on by February 17, 2014

The Paris Biennale 2012 by Susan Boullier. We invite you to click on the link below to read our latest article for AAD on design in Paris.

http://art-antiques-design.com/2012/09/21/susan-boullier-the-future-is-created-by-the-past-design-at-the-paris-biennale-2012/

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Jean Royere ‘Zig Zag’ lamp (1948)

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A highly prolific and dynamic period for design, the 1940’s to 1960’s produced a plethora of beautiful and striking pieces which were pivotal in the development of mid century design. Here are some light designs we find particularly inspiring.

This ‘Zig Zag’ lamp (c. 1948) by Jean Royere, one of a pair is a remarkable example of early post war design. The lacquered metal base with its strong geometric shape softened by the curved angles is decisive in form while the bold use of red strikes a resonant note.  Innovative and striking, the distinct design is still profoundly relevant today. 

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Felix Agostini ‘Ouragan’ light (c 1960)

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The ‘Ouragan’ light (c.1960) in sculpted bronze by Felix Agostini was a private commission for a Parisian appartment. The base appears to carve space through the air with its angular lines which are echoed in the form of the shade seemingly suspended and defying gravity. This is design that is daring and moving, universal in appeal which feels to the viewer somehow like a personal discovery.

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Stilnovo floor lamp, 1955

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Dating from 1955, this Stilnovo floor lamp is my absolute dream piece, the one I have placed countless times in my imagination chez moi! The circle within the triangle which forms the base is simultaneously dynamic and solid while the light switch adds a further element to this interaction. The elegant tubes soar upwards towards the long slim tunnels of soft light which are all three at graduated levels, and the tubes continue on reaching ever higher. Practical and profoundly beautiful, for me this is design par excellence.

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Wendell Castle’s Wandering Forms and Works from 1959-1979 at the Aldwich Contemporary Art Museum

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Wendell Castle’s unique wall table #16, 1969 is on view in Wandering Forms and Works from 1959-1979 at the Aldwich Contemporary Art Museum starting on the 19th October.

This table grabbed our imaginations … as it evokes the idea of being outside with it’s tree-inspired form and epitomizes civility at the same time as a side table. I imagine sitting in a comfortable chaise in front of this sculpture and one of my children being perched on the ‘branch’ behind me looking over my shoulder as I read a story. Of course the pages are lit by the soft glow of a Bouillotte lamp on the flat part of the tree branch.

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Murray Moss ‘On Good Taste’ | MOSS: Dialogues Between Art & Design (by Phillips DePury)

Murray Moss ‘On Good Taste’ | MOSS: Dialogues Between Art & Design (by Phillips DePury)

My heart melted and then soared listening to this short film where Murray Moss talks about appreciating design for it’s properties (in this case the fact that glass is breakable) and explains how when accepted and appreciated these properties can inspire grace in a person.

I believe!

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