Category: Object of desire
OBJECT OF DESIRE | FRANCO ALBINI | RARE DESK | CA. 1953
This desk is a clear demonstration of Albini’s rationalist design philosophy and minimalist aesthetic, the design derives its appeal through simplicity of form and celebration of material, […]
OBJECT OF DESIRE | KURT VERSEN | TABLE LAMP
Kurt Versen (1901-1997) was born in Sweden and studied at the Polytech School, Charlottenburg, Germany before moving to the United States in 1930. He established his own design and […]
OBJECT OF DESIRE | CHARLOTTE PERRIAND | THE MAURITANIA BENCH
The Mauritania bench animates fundamental substance of Charlotte Perriand’s aesthetic values and a truly modern sensitivity towards everyday life. In Perriand’s Autobiography, “Charlotte Perriand- A Life of […]
OBJECT OF DESIRE | EILEEN GRAY | ‘BRICK’ SCREEN
Unique in its configuration and color, this piece — the only red “Brick” screen — was acquired directly from Eileen Gray circa 1973 by French interior designer Andrée Putman, heir to […]
OBJECT OF DESIRE | MARCEL BREUER | CHAISE LOUNGE (1936)
The ‘Rare Chaise Lounge’, with its bent frame of laminated birch wood supporting the shaped timber seat and back, was developed soon after Marcel Breuer settled in […]
AUCTION | UPCOMING LOT | FEBRUARY 21, 2019
HUGH ACTON | UNTITLED | 1975 Hugh Acton was an artist and designer, based primarily in Kalamazoo, Michigan, working in a style that blended the best of […]