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34 articles taggés "design"

Fairs
PAD London: a good harvest
Interviews
Three questions for Aurélie Julien
Exhibitions
The modernist adventure in Brazil
On the occasion of the exhibition devoted to Brazilian modernists at the Chastel-Maréchal gallery, we look back at this generation of artists who mingled…
Analyses
Knoll: editing the avant-garde
Synonymous with the International Style, Knoll continues to collaborate with cutting-edge names in design and architecture.
Interviews
Emmanuel de Bayser’s design
Descending from a long line of experts and dealers in Old Master drawings, Emmanuel de Bayser tracks down famous names in French post-war design.
Interviews
Ole Høstbo in the vanguard
The founder of the Dansk Møbelkunst gallery certainly helped the emergence of the Scandinavian design market. Specialising in 20th century furniture…
Fairs
PAD Paris: right in the 21st century
Fairs
PAD heads to Monaco
More than just a new fair, the label’s spirit comes to the Côte d’Azur in hopes of establishing a “cruise” version of design there.
Cultural Heritage
Hauteville House Reopened with Great Fanfare
After over a year of work, Hauteville House, Victor Hugo’s residence on Guernsey, reopened on April 7th. A philanthropist’s outstanding generosity…
Cultural Heritage
The Benkemoun Villa: an architectural rebirth
This iconic 1970s house, recently restored by the journalist couple Brigitte Benkemoun and Thierry Demaizière, will be reborn this summer during the…
Fairs
PAD London: Brexit ain't scary!
Neither regulars nor newcomers have any fears over its success: the quality and exclusiveness of their designer pieces ensure a powerful identity for…
Lots sold
Appealing post-war design
In a catalogue seesawing between the 16 th century and the 1980s, the Fifties shone with this lamp by Jean Royère.
Obituaries
Ingo Maurer
German lighting designer Ingo Maurer has died at the age of 86.
Fairs
Cologne Fine Art: a successful new-look edition
Under the leadership of Daniel Hug, the COFAD had a decidedly more colourful feel in this late autumn period. After fifty years, Cologne Fine Art may…
Lots sold
Rich Flemish flowers and the magic of the 1950s
Poetic diversity combined a Bouquet by Osias Beert with advanced design by Line Vautrin and Roger Capron.
Interviews
Pearl Lam does away with the boundaries between contemporary art and design
Between Hong Kong and Shanghai, Chinese gallery owner Pearl Lam campaigns for intercultural dialogue and the recognition of Chinese contemporary art…
Art Price Index
Stories in a bottle
Perfume bottles recount a wealth of many-hued stories. Here are a few of them.
Analyses
Pierre Legrain: a Dada designer?
Africanist-Cubist, Modern or Art Deco? Laurence Salmon's monograph, published by Norma, provides a chance to examine this free-spirited creator with…
Interviews
Agnès Kentish, timeless design
Agnès Kentish launched Élizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti at her gallery En attendant les barbares. Today she features designers’ creations inspired…
Interviews
Hervé Van der Straeten and Alexandre Biaggi: A Pair of Aesthetes
Hervé Van der Straeten designed a collection for antique dealer Alexandre Biaggi – a match made in heaven for two people with a love of decorative…
Lots sold
Venini and Roger Capron: 1950s design
In Marseille, the spotlight was on 20th-century decorative arts and their sometimes unusual forms, in a summer sale with dazzling French and Italian…
Market Trends
Indulge yourself at the exhibition "Drouot Déco"
After months of confinement, reimagine your surroundings with a visit to "Drouot Déco", a selection of the most extraordinary – and affordable – art…
Lots sold
François-Xavier Lalanne, under the sign of the fish
A creation from François-Xavier Lalanne’s witty bestiary dominated this auction’s 20 th -century tone.
Fairs
PAD: Banking on Digital
Hard hit by the first lockdown, postponed in May and then moved to the FIAC dates from October 19 to 25, the art and design fair is forced to go digital…
Lots sold
A Pierre Jeanneret Conference Table from Chandigarh
Pierre Jeanneret took the lead in this "20th-century special" with this conference table.
Analyses
Djo-Bourgeois, A Shooting Star
Though his name crops up regularly in auction sales (often preceded by the words “attributed to”), the French architect and interior designer Georges…
Lots sold
An Ode to Joy with Chagall, Lalanne & Perriand
Featuring top names, the "Arts+Design" sale was held "extra muros" in Vendôme, acclaiming iconic works in 20 th -century painting, sculpture and design.…
Lots sold
The Giacometti Brothers in the Spotlight
Family ties and friendship came together to send the prices of two creations the Giacometti brothers gave Brassaï sky high.
Exhibitions
Paris museums may be closed, but the Hôtel Drouot remains open to art lovers!
The final collegial exhibition of 2020 offers an impressive range of artworks from all historical periods and from across the world, offering the visitor…
Exhibitions
Jean Royère: Line, Form, Color
The temptation was too strong to resist: what do you when you have around 60 pieces by Jean Royère  (1902-1981), including some major ones? Hold an…
Lots sold
The Animals of Marini and Lalanne
Two sculptures, one by Marino Marini of a man on a horse, the other a bird by François-Xavier Lalanne, were the highlights of this decorative arts…
Cultural Heritage
Eugène Lami: the First Modern Interior Designer
Magnificently restored, the Duc d'Aumale's apartment in Chantilly, decorated by Eugène Lami, reminds us that the eclecticism of the Second Empire was…
Lots sold
A designer's Interior by Jean-Michel Frank
Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux and Clément-Serveau were commissioned to create an elegant layout. The hallmark of a style.
Exhibitions
2021 Opens with "Drouot Déco"
The year’s first installment of "Drouot Déco", a regular exhibition co-organized by auction house experts, is on view in Room 2 through January 25th.…
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