Warren Platner steel wire chairs (1965)

Design Sale -‘Young Collectors’, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris

We were intrigued by the title of this sale in Paris earlier this week, and found several exciting items for clients.These iconic chairs in steel wire, designed in 1965 by Warren Platner have a lyrical quality, reflecting his design values:- “I felt there was room for the kind of decorative, gentle, graceful design that appeared in a period style like Louis XV”.

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Arne Jacobsen ‘Swan’ sofa, Cornette de Saint Cyr

The lines of this ‘Swan’ sofa by Arne Jacobsen are supremely elegant. In production from 1964-1974, this model was revived in 2000.

Design Sale -‘Young Collectors’, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris

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Bruno Moinard table, Cornette de Saint Cyr

The flowing line of the base of this unique table by Bruno Moinard creates a stunning effect. We love the tone of green of the glass tabletop.

Design Sale -‘Young Collectors’, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris

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The Bar

Here is another statement piece. The Bar! We have had several requests for bars lately -often the requests are for Modern bars but this one in tonight’s Artcurial sale caught our eye.  It creates a counter balance in a Paris client’s Haussmanian apartment, which is filled with Modern design. This ‘bar’ is actually a counter from the Magasin Lefèvre-Utile in Nantes. The initials ‘LU’ are visible in the center of each cartouche. LU is a famous brand of biscuits here in France.

Formafantasma table at Design Miami/Basel 2012

Wolffish-pig stool: Vegetal tanned pig leather, vegetal tanned wolffish skin, wood, brass label

This is part of a collection called Craftica by Italian designers Formafantasma, which was commissioned by fashion house Fendi and will be presented at the Design Miami/Basel. We can’t wait to see it in a few days!

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Isamu Noguchi for or Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Dretzin in 1948

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.

According to the video Christie’s NY has produced and which you are invited to watch in the following post, It is the most important piece of Noguchi furniture to ever come to public sale.