At FIAC in the design section: The genius of Pierre Paulin’s ‘Elysée’ sofa and armchairs 1972, Jousse Entreprise; low table, 1972, Mobilier Nationale Paris has been buzzing this week with events and Fairs all over town to mark Art Week. … Continue reading
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Enjoy our Q & A with the enigmatic Beatrice Saint Laurent of Galerie BSL, Paris: What is your philosophy? Wonder is the keyword to me: I want to be surprised, amazed, enchanted – and why not disturbed! This is the … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
/> Jean Prouvé – all design fanatics have heard this name. Come discover the context within which he was living and producing what is now widely recognized as the most transformative and influential furniture of the early Modern Movement. Artecase … Continue reading
Downtown Gallery had a stunning stand at PAD Paris this year. We loved these amazing Uchiwa lights in bamboo and rice paper for M Design by Ingo Maurer. The lights are very fragile so it is hard to find them … Continue reading