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Interview with Armel Soyer on the eve of Design Miami Basel

Posted on June 12, 2015 by ArtecaseJune 13, 2015

Galerie Armel Soyer will be interpreting a Neo-Classical theme in the 21st Century in her booth at Design Miami Basel this year. It will be, without a doubt, a tour de force. We spoke with Armel as she was preparing for the Fair.

What do you see as the role of the design fair in today’s market? Is its role continually evolving? There are design fairs and Design Fairs! For example Design Miami/Basel is THE fair which truly values the artists. It is extremely selective and only the best of the international galleries are presented there, be it vintage or contemporary design. Galleries from every continent are present in Basel (Europe, America, Africa, Asia…) and they have all been scrupulously vetted by the strict selection committee. Did you know that each and every piece exhibited at the fair has its own vetting form? That very detailed form presents and describes the piece to the vetting committee. For the most important works, the form has to be sent ahead of time so that the experts have the time to study it carefully. The selection committee passes through the fair the night before it opens, stopping at each stand to inspect each piece with the help of the description form. The objective is to create a climate of confidence for the buyers and collectors who can proceed with reassurance to follow their heart’s desire in the various galleries represented at the fair. Its a very strict and serious procedure and underlines the professionalism of the participants. For sure at Basel you will find the best!

Could you tell us a little about the artists you will be presenting at Design Miami Basel this year and the theme? For our 4th year at Design Miami/Basel, we will be presenting a neo-classical room from the XXI° century, a period room where all the classical elements of the ceremonial salon will be presented. As contemporary creations, all of the following pieces interact, converse together and by doing so, propose a reinterpretation of a classical salon. During the Fair, we will be introducing a new artist: Denis Milovanov from Northern Russia.

– Red marble pieces, PALAIS by Pierre Gonalons .

After a solo show in Basel in 2012, Pierre Gonalons is now returning with new pieces in French marble, which echo the magnificence of Versaillles and the Louis XIV period.

– The tapestry « Soldats endormis » by Gilles Pernet. This is a modern jacquard tapestry where contemporary photography and renaissance painting meet.

– A sculptural bench « Seating #13 » and Panels from the Russian artist Denis Milovanov presented for the first time by the gallery. Inspired by the culture of North Russia, Denis Milovanov sculpts oaks weathered by storms. His pieces are abstract, brutal, totemic.

– A console in stainless steel « Inverted Bulgy » by Ifeanyi Oganwu. With his fluid and powerful design, Ifeanyi is part of the current exhibtion at the Vitra Design Museum, Making Africa.

– The new mirror « Mercure » by Mathias Kiss is emblematic of his work in the folds and deformation of rigid materials. ‘Mercure’ was created on the occasion of the AIR MUSEUM Exhibition at the Palais des Beaux Arts Museum, Lille, in collaboration with the French band AIR.

You show the exquisitely polished marble work of Pierre Gonalons alongside more abstract brutalist pieces by Denis Milovanov. What do you look for in the artists you work with? This is a question I often get asked. First of all, I’m a hunter. I like to make discoveries. I constantly move between the artists’ creations which I am studying and considering and my own culture of classical furniture; all whilst seeking to avoid falling into the ‘post-something’ description bracket.

I constantly ask myself the following question: Is this really new, is this really unique, what will it bring to the world in 50 years? Then, its essentially a question of taste and thats difficult to explain…. But it is that which makes creations that are so fundamentally different work well together. My objective is to place these works within the history of furniture. I’d like each piece to have several lives, to cross different epochs, to be recontextualised and to pass from family to family as pieces from the 17th century have survived through to the present time.

A really beautiful piece, that is what transcends time, even if it carries with it the mark of its era, it remains beautiful among every other style and and in every other period.

We have seen recently an emphasis on the values of traditional craftsmanship in contemporary design. Could you comment on this? You know my commitment as far as traditional savoir-faire is concerned. For me, its almost political. We need to make sure these extraordinary skills carry on and endure! Its not by chance that I am part of the ‘Conseil Scientifique and Culturel de l’institut national des métiers d’art’. Right from the very first days of the Armel Soyer Gallery I undertook a strong commitment to work with contemporary designers and artisans.

I remain very influenced by my time with Lalique where I worked at the beginning of my career. I travelled all over the world to promote the wonders of Lalique crystal. And when you see the admiration which the pieces inspire in the clients all over the world, you realize that it is truly essential that this craftsmanship and these artisanal skills never cease. They must endure. Artisans maintain their skills and knowledge through their work in restoration but need to continually push the limits of their art with contemporary creation.

What inspires you in design? For me design is a functional utopia! To work with artists and develop new pieces is a continual source of inspiration. Certain artists, like Ifeanyi Oganwu invent new ways to live or work, like his contoured crater desk, which corresponds entirely to our epoch and couldn’t have existed even 10 years ago. It defies the laws of gravity and stretches materials to breaking point. Others like Pierre Gonalons create a dialogue with other eras and classical culture.

Its enchanting to walk around a piece and see the play of light on its surface. And when you have the opportunity to live with that piece, its even more fantastic!

I am personally not creative, I never learnt to draw but I find it wonderful that I am able to contribute in my way and invent a future world! All this is made possible by the genius of my artists, designers and artisans!

Contoured Crater desk by Ifeanyi Oganwu

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‘Inverted bulgy console’ by Ifeanyi Oganwu

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Soldats endormis’ tapestry by Gilles Pernet

Console ‘Palais’ by Pierre Gonalons

Galerie Armel Soyer

Auction Roundup

Posted on June 12, 2015 by ArtecaseJune 12, 2015

A little over half the lots at the Cornette de Saint Cyr XXth Century Decorative Art sale on June 8th in Paris

were unsold. Among these was the star lot, the ‘Fauteuil-Scultpture ‘Leda’ chair by Salvador Dali (estimate €20,000-30,000). Interestingly, there were 9 pieces included by Francois Thevenin, all of which sold; 7 with substantially higher prices than their top estimates.

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SothebysNY 9 June sale tallied up a total of US$3,721,875 (a little under a half of the lots were unsold). There were a few surprises: the beautiful Paul Dupré Lafon desk (est $250,000-350,000) failed to find a buyer, as did the ‘House of the Future’ ceiling light by Poul Henninsen (estimate $200,000-300,000).

The Gingko table, bench and chairs by Claude Lalanne sold well ($106,250, $162,250 and $262,000 respectively) as did the stunning table by Diego Giacometti which realized $406,000 with an estimate of $250,000-350,000.

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Christie’sNY June 10 Design Sale achieved some strong results. The sale total came in at an impressive $7,687,750.

From the published sale results, all lots were sold.

There were some good prices for Tiffany pieces (lot 14, Tiffany ‘Peony’ standing lamp sold for $161,000 with a high estimate of $120,000). Other strong results were an exquisite pair of sterling silver and lapis lazuli coasters by Koloman Moser which were knocked down at $81,250 (estimate $25,000-35,000); A low table in comblanchien stone and painted iron by Paul Dupré Lafon which sold for $173,000 (est $100,000-150,000); An important ‘Creneaux’ dining table in gilt-iron and opaline glass by Jean Royere sold for $389,000 ($120,000-180,000). The three pairs of wall sconces by Georges Jouve achieved strong prices, particularly lot 150 which sold for $118,000 (est $50,000-70,000). Works by Les Lalannes sold well, as they did at Sotheby’s this week: Claude Lalanne’s ‘Pomme Bouche’ sold for $47,000 (set $15,000-20,000), while Francois-Xavier Lalanne’s ‘Becasseaux’ centerpiece(2009) sold for $149,000 (est $60,000-80,000).

Ethereal Glass in Paris

Posted on June 12, 2015 by ArtecaseJune 12, 2015

“Spirit fruit” in cobalt and opal blue handblown filigree glass (2015) by Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert.

If you are strolling down rue de Lille in Paris anytime soon, don’t miss the exhibition of spectacular contemporary glasswork by Jeremy Maxwell Winterbert at Galerie Carole Decombe. The ‘Spirit Fruit’ (2015) vases in filigree glasswork are exquisite and possess an ethereal, and at the same time dynamic quality which we found very moving.

Filigree glass is the term used to describe glass with threads incorporated into a clear body. The technique was introduced in 1527 by Venetian glass-blowers on Murano. Right through into the eighteenth century, Murano glass-blowers continued to produce filigree glass of unrivaled excellence. Inspired by examples from the past, glass-blowers revived the technique in the mid-nineteenth century, when they started to use coloured threads as well as white ones. In the second half of the twentieth century, there was another resurgence of the technique.

The production of filigree glass involves a highly sophisticated technique. First of all, thin canes of opaque white glass are produced and several of these are then used together to make spiralling threads. A wide variety of twists and patterns is possible and only then can the glass-blower begin to make the object itself by combining many different canes.

Also very beautiful are the filigree glass ‘Spirit Void’ (2015), above, and ‘Void’ (2014) vases ((below) with removable inner containers for the water and flowers.

Galerie Carole Decombe, 30, rue de Lille – 75007 Paris.

Images courtesy of Galerie Carole Decombe.

Interview with Design-mkt.com’s co-founder Lionel Obadia

Posted on June 5, 2015 by ArtecaseJune 9, 2015

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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 up over 150 merchant dealers in France, Belgium Denmark, Germany and Netherlands to make their furniture and lighting available online to collectors and enthusiasts.

Last week at Puces du Design Lionel told us that most of the dealers at the market are available on their site. If the crowds at this market were any indication, there is a very enthusiastic clientele for these objects! And in fact Lionel told us that since inception they have sold over 4,000 objects through their site, “ and we always present a minimum of 2,000 objects on the platform for clients to peruse. Our goal is to reach 600 dealers over the next two years”. There are already a large number of covetable offerings available ranging from gorgeous unnamed Scandinavian pieces to recognizable models by Pierre Paulin, Marco Zanuso, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Arne Jacobsen and any others.

When asking how they guarantee clients that the works sold are authentic rather than reproductions Lionel explained: “While it is free for vendors to list their objects, there is a rigorous vetting process they must go through first. The site also offers the option to have an industry expert authenticate your purchases for an added fee. Finally, the seller has the last word. If there is any doubt thanks to our return policy: we offer a 14 days money-back guarantee whatever the reason for the return.”

As a full service complimentary selling channel for dealers Design Market includes several photos of each object, measurements, materials and a word or two regarding the condition. Lionel explained, “As a matter of fact, all products listed on Design Market are in “usable condition” or restored, nothing with holes or broken parts”. They also list the country where the piece is located so you know from where your shipment originates. If you are interested in a piece you can request a shipping quote that will be provided in a few hours. They provide customer service should you have questions, secure payment and worldwide individual shipping via DHL and Fedex or specialized shippers (for larger pieces), which means your purchase usually arrives in a matter of days rather than weeks. I tested the purchasing prices and was very pleasantly surprised – not only was the quote reasonable – 90 Euros to ship a1950s ash Trellis by Jindrich Halabala for 1,100, Euros from France to Florida – I received the quote within an hour!

So how does Design Market make money? “No monthly fees for dealers. We only charge a selling commission that is included in the listed price. When our dealers make a profit, we make a profit. We feel this business model aligns all of us together. We keep track of all sale prices and have consequently built up a sizable price index. This has been useful as we expand our dealer community and strive to keep prices in line with the market.”

Lionel continues, “Once we have tackled furniture with our dealers we plan to add other products like flat works of art and decorative art objects including glass and ceramics. Aggregating the professional vendors across Europe is Design Market’s goal and they are making large strides towards this so it was not surprising when Lionel showed me that Design Market has been named one of the top 100 start-ups to invest in for 2015 by France’s Challenges magazine (#429 Issued April 16^th 2015 )

Website: Design-mkt.com

Below are some of our favorite pieces available on the site now.

Djinn Banquette, circa 1960, Oliver Mourgue. Image courtesy of Design Market.

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Cansado Enfilade, circa 1960, Charlotte Perriand. Image courtesy of Design Market.

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Fauteuil 770, circa 1960, Joseph-André Motte. Image courtesy of Design Market.

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Clam Chair, circa 1950 Philip Arctander. Image courtesy of Design Market.

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Eva Chair, circa 1950, Bruno Mathsson. Image courtesy of Design Market.

Scandinavian Chairs, circa 1960s, Kai Kristiansen, Image courtesy of Design Market.

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LC3 Canape, 1928, Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. Image courtesy of Design Market.

‘Body Language’ at Galerie Joseph, DDays Paris

Posted on June 2, 2015 by ArtecaseJune 3, 2015

Standing light by Arnout Meijer

Galerie Joseph’s exhibition ‘Body Language’ opened this week for DDays Paris – and its superb. It is the work of a collective of individual designers called Dutch Invertuals who all share one common focus: ‘experiment is principal’. They state: ‘The mission of Dutch Invertuals is to show and challenge the value of knowledge and beauty’. Exploring new aesthetics combined with usability in an increasingly technological and virtual world, the idea is to open doors to reinterpret everyday objects we may take for granted. Technology and digital progress take centre stage. The work with lighting is especially dynamic, notably the work of Arnout Meijer. Curated by Wendy Plomp, it is well worth a visit. Open 1 -7 June, Galerie Joseph, 116 rue de Turenne, 75003.

Light by Arnout Meijer

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Standing lamp by Arnout Meijer

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Multi-layered light by Thomas Vailly and Laura Lynn Jansen

Vanishing Point at CWG for #DDAYS Grand Paris

Posted on June 1, 2015 by ArtecaseJune 2, 2015

Conversation Piece 2015

Carpenters Workshop Gallery is presenting Vanishing Point, a new series by Dutch designer Sebastian Brajkovic for Design Days Grand Paris this week. The cashmere wool fabric is luscious. The pieces are playful and irreverent, making them rather exciting. More sculptural than functional in most cases the designer is drawn toward the ‘blurred effect’ of twisting and distortion in the work by Francis Bacon and employs these ideas in his designs in an effort to reveal their complexity. The pieces seem to pull the viewer through time – simultaneously referencing 18th century French furniture and the 12th century expanding circular growth theory by Fibonacci while creating a contemporary viewer experience.

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Artecase Update

Posted on May 29, 2015 by ArtecaseFebruary 21, 2017

M2 & M3 lights by Joseph André Motte. Gal Pascal Cuisinier

Rare M2 and M3 ceiling lights by Joseph André Motte at Galerie Pascal Cuisinier for Art-Saint-Germain des Pres. Motte was one of the first French designers to use perspex in this specific interlocking design. Each light is made up of four interlocking perspex leaves.

The 17th Edition of Art-Saint-Germain-des-Pres takes place this weekend featuring 59 art and design galleries in the area.

The streets of Saint Germain around rue de Seine were alive with energy for last night’s opening of Art-Saint-Germain-de-Pres. People we spoke with are genuinely interested in the pieces exhibited and there was a high level of connection. With an approximately even distribution of art and design galleries, there was a lot to see with vast diversity and high quality. These parcours which spotlight specific areas in Paris create a great buzz and a real opportunity to meet the dealers and explore the galleries in depth. One minor thing – a couple of the galleries advertised on the parcours closed at 7pm rather than the expected 10pm. Ceramics took a prominent place at several of the design galleries. Here are a few highlights from last night’s opening. Enjoy!

Wall light by Max Ingrand c1960. Galerie Jacques Lacoste.

Wall light by Jean Royere 1967. Galerie Jacques Lacoste.

‘Tokyo’ commode by Charlotte Perriand; and Wall panel (1966) by S. Thomas States, Galerie Downtown.Rocking chair (1950s) by Pierre Guariche, Galerie Pascal Cusinier.

Ceramic vase (1949) by George Jouve, Galerie Jacques Lacoste.

Ceramic vase by Francis Jourdan (1930s), Galerie Doria.

‘Sciami’ vase in plexiglass (2007) by Andrea Branzi, Galerie Downtown.

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Wishing you all a great weekend!

Sotheby’s Paris Design Sale on 21 May realized a sale total of €7m and attained some record prices.

€543,000 world record price for this pair of fauteuils ‘Ours Polaire’ by Jean Royere, far exceeding the estimate of €120,000-150,000.

€339,000 world record for Marc du Plantier with this superb desk (1957)

There was a nail-biting bidding battle over this extraordinary table by Claude Lalanne which finally realized €471,000 with a high estimate of €120,000.

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At Artcurial’s Art Deco sale on 26 May, a little under a third of the lots were unsold, among these some big lots failed to find buyers: Low table by Paul Dupré-Lafon (estimate €60,000-80,000) and an exquisite walnut and brass table à jeux by Eugene Printz, 1930 (est €25,000-30,000). However, several other pieces by Eugene Printz found buyers and exceeded their estimates: a beautiful buffet (c1938) sold for €187,800 (image above) with a high estimate of €80,000 and a bureau (lot 60) went at €163,500 (high estimate €70,000).
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Look out for this spectacular pair of MF172 armchairs by Pierre Chareau (est $150,000-200,000) in Sotheby’s New York 20th century Design sale 9 June. We posted one on instagram recently in the permanent collection of the Musée d’Art Moderne Paris.

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Cornette de Saint Cyr’s sale of Decorative Art of XXe siecle will be held in Paris on 8 June at their 6 Avenue Hoche premises. This ‘Arachnéen’ fauteuil (above), edition Artifort c1975, by Pierre Paulin is spectacular. The frame itself has a superb sculptural quality. Estimate 3,000-5,000.

Three-legged ‘Leda’ fauteuil-sculpture by Salvador Dali (1904-1989). Estimate €20,000-30,000.

D’Days – The 15th annual Designer Days Festival takes over Paris from 1-7 June with a huge range of incredible opportunities for guided exhibition visits, meeting with designers, talks, gallery visits, product introductions and more.

There is a really cool app for this festival that we just downloaded. It’s free and available on itunes. Try it here!

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Galerie Pascal Cuisinier will be featuring the work of Jacques Biny at Miami Basel this year.

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The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian’s Annual Design Award Gala will take place on 15 October this year. Click here to find out more and reserve your place.

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WANTED DESIGN LAUNCH PAD 2015 AWARD WINNER

Congratulations to Sara Ouhaddou, one of our favorite young designers, who was a LaunchPad award winner at WantedDesign in New York earlier this month. Read the article in Design Milk.

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A great Q & A in BlouinArtInfo with Ambra Medda, one of the most inspiring women in design today.

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Inquiries : contact@arte-case.com or 06 47 25 09 66

Design Updates!

Posted on May 15, 2015 by ArtecaseMay 26, 2015

The Harlem Toile de Jouy pattern by Sheila Bridges is represented in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum’s permanent wallpaper collection.

This year is the Bicentennial anniversary of the death of Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738-1815), the founder of the royal manufacture of the celebrated Toile de Jouy printed cottons based in Jouy-en-Josas near Versailles. Oberkampf created the first company in France which used copperplate printing on cotton in place of printing with wooden blocks. The finer lines on the copperplates allowed for greater variation in light and shade and the creation of larger repeat patterns. Sheila Bridges, the creator of the brilliant Harlem Toile de Jouy wallpaper was in France this week for the Opening Night of the ‘Toile de Jouy Regards Contemporains’ exhibition which presents contemporary reinterpretations of this renowned and traditional printed pattern. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with the very charming and inspiring Sheila Bridges.

“I have always been intrigued and inspired by the historical narrative of the decorative arts, especially traditional French toile with its pastoral motifs from the 1700s”, Bridges has said. The Harlem Toile de Jouy wallpaper is hand screen printed involving several artisans in its production. Sheila spoke to us of the value she places on the collaboration between designer and craftsman and the symbiotic nature of that relationship in her work. Her love of the creative process was clear when talking of the constant ideas she has “to create, playing with forms and colors and exploring themes”.
We love the humorous satire she uses in her contemporary narrative in her Haarlem Toile de Jouy.

What inspired you to create Harlem Toile?

I’ve always loved toile fabrics and wallpapers but never could find one that spoke to my own personal experience as an African American woman living in Harlem. I created Harlem Toile De Jouy to tell that story and to lampoon some of the stereotypes that are often associated with African Americans.

Do you think its important for design to tell a story?

Not all designs have to tell a story but I do think designs that do have a narrative help to differentiate themselves from the millions of other designs that are in the marketplace.

Why did you choose the medium of wallpaper?

Wallpapers have changed dramatically over the last decade and have gained tremendous popularity in the United States. Most people still think that wall coverings are very stuffy and traditional but now there are so many fresh, bold and interesting options available. I love grasscloths and textured wallpapers and use them frequently for clients. New technology and digital printing have also made wallpapers more accessible and affordable.

How do you think Haarlem Toile fits in with the evolution of the Toile de Jouy history?

I think that my Harlem Toile design fits into the evolution because it is reflective of a more contemporary and different cultural experience than the original toile. My toile tells a story that hasn’t been documented in that specific medium. I loved playing with the motifs and incorporating fun, personal elements into my wallpaper since most toiles traditionally depicted only very pastoral scenes.

The Harlem Toile looks so vivid and striking with these two fabulous chairs by Fornasetti. If you happen to be in the vicinity of the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, drop in and see one of these chairs in the Fornasetti exhibition there.

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ARTCURIAL SCANDINAVIAN SALE:
20th May 2015

Artcurial are holding their first sale totally devoted to Scandinavian Design. Curated by new Design Consultant, Aldric Speer (a renowned collector of Scandinavian Design), over 100 pieces will go under the hammer. When asked about the enduring appeal of Scandinavian Design, Speer says: “Its because Scandinavian designers were taught they should always think first about an object’s function. The constraint of making something functional turned out to be liberating: they made something beautiful out of it”. Here are a couple of exceptional pieces in the sale.

Teak and original cognac leather FJ49 ‘Chieftain’ chair (1949) by Finn Juhl, 36,1 x 40,75 x 36,22in.
Estimate €150,000-250,000.

In Phillips in London in 2012, a Chieftain chair was sold for £422,500 after a 20-minute bidding war. This is the world record for a a piece of Scandinavian furniture sold at auction. It’ll be interesting to see what this one goes for.

Teak, steel and leather 160 ‘Sleigh’ armchair and ottoman (1953) by Borge Mogensen.
34,25 x 32,28 x 33,46in. 15,74 x 29,52 x 18,89in.
Estimate €40,000-60,000.

We loved Thomas Lemut’s ‘Luge’ lounge chair we included in our post for AD Collections recently. A contemporary take on the theme.

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Collectible Design Market News Highlights and Events

Design Miami/Basel is celebrating its 10th edition next month.
16-21 June 2015.
45 Galleries participatingAre you interested in going to this fair?
Artecase/Design Link will offer a group tour including an overview of the market for collectible design and a tour of the booths to look at some of the highlights and meet the gallerists/designers when present.
Let us know if you are interested!
contact@arte-case.com

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Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll be seeing at the Fair!

Downtown Gallery at Design Miami/Basel 2015

Specialised in 20th century ‘mobiliers d’architects’, particularly the works of Prouvé, Perriand and Jeanneret, Laffanour of Downtown Gallery was the first person in France to show the work of Charles and Ray Eames, Mathieu Matégot, George Nakashima and George Nelson.

Taïba bookcase / Charlotte Perriand, 1963.
Wood, black lacquered bent steel, formica
183.5 x 46 x 139 cm
Photo courtesy of LAFFANOUR – Galerie Downtown

Présidence Armchair / Jean Prouvé, ca. 1950
Steel and aluminum structure, arm-rest in oak, seat and backrest in red leather.
67 x 60 x 73 cm
Courtesy of LAFFANOUR – Galerie Downtown

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Multiple Art Days (MAD), the first fair for limited art editions will take place at
La Maison Rouge 10 Boulevard de la Bastille, 75012 Paris
22-24 May 12h00-19h00
Don’t miss this chance to attend the Collectors Preview at 18h00 on the 22nd. Artecase is offering a free ticket to the first four people to get in touch with us.
contact@arte-case.com

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Clerkenwell Design Week in London is hosting a great program of events. View them here and register your place.

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If you’re going to be in Vienna this weekend, the MAK Design Lab is staging a show with the Viennese design tim EOOS to interact with its permanent collection. From robotic sofas to toilets, this exhibition is quietly revolutionary. Curated by Thomas Geisler, the show explores the MAK Design Lab ethos that people give meaning to objects when they use them so that the things we live with are enhanced through their functional relationship with us. Show runs until 17th May.

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Don’t miss the 32nd edition of Les Puces de Design at the charming Bercy Village in Paris (28-31 May). This small but interesting fair has a lot to offer and is well worth a visit.

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Wishing you all a great weekend!

Inquiries : contact@arte-case.com or 06 47 25 09 66

Collectible design Private Sale in Paris

Posted on May 8, 2015 by ArtecaseMay 8, 2015

Furniture For Sale from the Private Collection of an Art Advisor in Paris
These items are all in good condition and priced to sell.
contact@arte-case.com or +33 6 22 37 44 72
We will help arrange shipping.

Hanging PULP lamp by Jo Meesters, 2008, Purchased from Tools Gallery Paris,   paper pulp, 100 cm diameter

Pink Lulu table, Sentou, 11x26x36cm

Above: Red light ‘Twiggy’/Foscarini Below: White light ‘ Twiggy’/Foscarini and 2 Green Utrecht armchairs  by Gerrit Rietveld, edited by Cassina.

African Bed as a Table, 240x50cm and Canapé Volage in leather, Philippe Starck for Cassina, 230x90x65cm, depth of seat 70cm

Design Miami/Basel is celebrating its 10th edition next month.
16-21 June 2015.
45 Galleries participating

Are  you interested in going to this fair?
Artecase/Design Link will offer a group tour including an overview of the market for collectible design and a tour of the booths to look at some of the highlights and meet the gallerists/designers when present.
Let us know if you are interested!
contact@arte-case.com

Here is a little taste of what you will see at the fair:

Design Miami/Basel Debut: Sarah Myerscough Gallery London (and soon to be Paris)

Established in 1999 this gallery works with many new and established designers including Ernst Gamper, Peter Marigold, Gareth Neal & Zaha Hadid and has developed a strong interest in craft and design. The gallery encourages innovation and aesthetic vitality, as well as distinguished technical skill and quality of practice. Through this commitment, the ethos is now centered on breaking down the barriers between fine art, crafts, design and architecture.

Three drawers George Chest by Gareth Neal 2013
Ash 109 x 51 x 81 cm
Photo courtesy of the artist and Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London

The Wish List (Vases) by Zaha Hadid and Gareth Neal, 2014
American White Oak 32 x 44 x 75.5 cm and 30 x 87.5 x 34 cm

Courtesy of the artists and Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London Photo: Petr Krejci

For constantly updated inspiration from the fabled Paris Flea Market/Les Puces follow PARISFLEAMARKETLIVE on Instagram and Tumblr.

Professional Guide and Buyer Michael Andrew Wilson created and is updating these platforms every week.
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Multiple Art Days (MAD) is the first fair for limited art editions.
La Maison Rouge 10 Boulevard de la Bastille, 75012 Paris
22-24 May 12h00-19h00
Artecase is offering a free ticket to the Collectors Preview at 18h00 on the 22nd to the first four people to respond!
contact@arte-case.com

James Gallery , specializing in Brazilian mid-20th century design, is opening a new gallery in Paris this month on rue de Thorigny in the heart of the Marais (75003)~~

Mad’inEurope.com supports the transmission of know-how by craftsmen. It is a growing network of over 1,300 European craftsmen designed to facilitate the meeting of craftsmen with worldwide private and professional consumers. The website is already in 4 languages: French, English, Italian and Spanish. And will soon include German and Portuguese. If you know a good craftsman recommend them here. Likewise if you are looking for a good craftsman this is a great resource.
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Remember MOSS in NYC!? The first design store that changed the world! Well they closed several years ago but it turns out they have been holding out on us. There is one last warehouse full of inventory and they will sell it all next week at steep discounts! Here are the details for those of you lucky enough to be in NY:
MOSS Sale 11-15 May, 10-4pm Brooklyn Navy Yard Enter at 63 Flushing Avenue and stop at the guard house. Tell them you are going to Building 3, suite 810 Prevents Holdings Inc
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WantedDesign fair, started in 2011 by two dynamic French women: Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, has become an important annual event nurturing the international design dialogue.

Our own Sara Ouhaddou will be showcasing her work (shown above) at the LaunchPad Section of this fair.
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Read about the twelve 2015 National Design Award winners … including Michael Graves for a life time achievement award, LA-based Commune for Interior design and more…
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See you next week! Have a great weekend!

Italian Lighting and Blue Fractal Resin!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by ArtecaseApril 24, 2015

We were up at Les Puces for the first time in quite a while this week. Each year it becomes more “established” and this year is no different – from new numbered awnings for easier identification of the stands to presentations that rival high-end design shops. There are very few signs of a traditional ‘flea market’ left anywhere. We saw many of the regular crowd – interior designers and gallerists – getting an early start. On our mission to find tables and lights for a Paris client we were happily reminded that there is true value for our clients in negotiating face to face.

Here are a few objects to temp you from our trip!

Four Champagne Chairs by Estelle Laverne, 1970. This chair has never been re-edited. The white leather cushions are original and in good shape. The seats rotate from one side to the other and spring back to the position seen above.

Ask us about the price – you’ll be happy you did!

Mushroom lamp (1970s) on the top and the Meduse (Jelly Fish) lamp (1960s) underneath. Both by the pioneering Italian designer Luciano Vistosi.

Each table lamp above is one of a pair that are Italian from the 1950s that we find to have enduring elegant lines.

This is one of a pair of blue fractal resin cube tables. The picture doesn’t do it justice… they are exquisite! The blue is electric and exciting and with the sun shining on them these tables really made our heart skip a beat!
Blue is said to be the hardest color to accomplish in this medium. We are used to seeing red, orange and yellow most often. If you are interested we will send you more photos!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

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Collectible Design Market News Highlights

Craft and artisanal workshops are playing a central role in defining contemporary luxury for an increasing sophisticated clientele.
Have a look at some of the news and events around this topic.

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What is Luxury? Opens tomorrow (through 27 September 2015) at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

It will include 100+ contemporary objects to explore design and craftsmanship.

“There was such a narrow discourse about luxury that just focused on brands, the industry and the market, we felt it was time to reopen discussion,” said Jana Scholze, the co-curator, to the NYTimes. “Luxury is shifting to something that is not simply focused on consumption, and this has implications for future craft — exciting implications, I think.” Read the full story here.

The idea of craft is often linked to tradition and nostalgia but here it is being linked to innovation and a sophisticated knowledge about quality. Shown above is the Fragile Future III by Studio Drift for Carpenter’s Workshop.

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Notice this lamp again along with the Charles Trevelyan lamp in the press photos for Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery who was just featured in FT’s How To Spend It. The gallery purchased a closing foundry outside of Paris last summer, kept the skilled craftsmen and invited the artists and designers they represent, including Wendell Castle, Studio Job, Rick Owens, the Campana brothers and Atelier Van Lieshout to create here. Read the full NYTimes story here.

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In September the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs will present Korea: Design and the Art Trade – an exhibition seeking to explore and illuminate the resonance between Korea’s contemporary art and design with traditional artisanal methods in the forming of a national artistic identity. Read more here.

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Don’t miss Linda Lee’s article on Pierre Paulin in the latest issue of Cultured Magazine (pp. 188) that just came out yesterday. Paulin’s work (see Paulin at TEFAF 2015) has been highly collectible for many years and will be celebrated at the Centre George Pompidou in Paris this September. If you’re not in Paris next fall you still have a chance to see (and purchase) his work at NY Gallery Demisch Denant’s Pierre Paulin; L’Homme Moderne exhibition open 12 May 0 27 June 2015.

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Design Market Stats from the TEFAF Market Report

The collectible design sector is becoming more formalized as a category every year. DeTnk creates a c ollectible design market report each spring since 2008 with data covering the market since 2005, Artnet tracks 20^th and 21^st century design since 2011 and the TEFAF Art Market Report this year includes a special section on design. It’s important to note that these reports include available data from auction houses and surveys but it is not by any means complete. Here are some of the key design findings from Clare McAndrew’s TEFAF Art Market Report:

There is more and more crossover between the art and design market as collectors explore both sectors.
Auction sales for 20^th and 21^st century design in 2014 reached 314 million euros. This is an increase of 2% year-over-year, but down 8% on the peak of 342 million euros in 2012.
Interestingly, the report gives comparisons to give the reader a sense of how much this amount is in comparison with other segments of the market: The sector makes up around 8% of the value of Artnet’s decorative lots and is about 5% of the value of the Post War and contemporary sector, or just over half that of the European Old Master sales.
The US is the largest auction market in this sector and France is second. Both have held these places since 2011 when Artnet began tracking this market. The US market grew slightly in 2014 after a steep decline in 2013 while France was stagnant in terms of value and slightly decreased in terms of transactions. The market has declined overall in both countires between 2011 and 2014.
The highest price paid for a work at auction in the sector for 2014 was 3.7 million Euros for a cabinet by French designer Jean-Michel Frank offered in the historic Sotheby’s Paris sale of Felix Marcilhac. (See our post on this piece from earlier this year here. )
62% of all auction transactions in this sector last year were for under 3,000 Euros

This is just a small bit of the information offered in this in-depth report that is available on the TEFAF website for 20 euros.