Mobile Chandelier 8 We are big fans of London-based Cypriot-born designer Michael Anastassiades. His newest presentation of lights balances glowing opaline glass spheres, balloons and teardrops of light within impossibly slender geometric metal frames. The exaggerated metal structures suggest movement … Continue reading
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“I am what you could call a para-artist. Someone somewhere between the artistic and the technical spheres. And this only works if it excels in both”. Pierre Paulin. ‘Cathedral Table’, 1981 in lacquered aluminum and glass by Paulin, Edition 2014; … Continue reading
We were back at Puces du Design for the opening yesterday and it was full of great finds. This is really one of the best places to shop Modernism in Paris. I spy! A pair of original Pierre Jeanneret armchairs … Continue reading
Swedish Fauteuils by Alf Svensson from 1950 1930s Canapé recovered in sheepskin Back view … 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
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
In the beautiful airy rooms of the Joseph Gallery in 123 rue Turenne in Paris we often find thought-provoking design. For Paris Design Week they are presenting a fresh and varied selection of pieces with some familiar names and other … 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
The vernissage ‘Are you talking to me’ of ‘Meet my Project’ on Friday night at the Musée des Arts Decoratives was buzzing with talent and energy. The theme was ‘Design et Langage’ and among the 35 talented designers represented, a … Continue reading
Here are some of the pieces Galerie Joseph will be showing for Design Week. Definitely on our radar! Look out for our coverage on Instagram and Twitter. ‘Ananas’ low table by Ginger & Jagger. Top in marble: Estremoz or Negro Marquina. … Continue reading
