In her latest article for the International Herald Tribune, Roberta Smith offers an informative discussion on the current display of Art Deco furniture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and uses it as a springboard to discuss the history and relevance of the Art Deco movement as a whole.
Trunk Books are intended to be beautiful, coveted objects filled with fascinating content, much like an old trunk in an attic. Anthologies of original essays, artworks, photography and fiction and released periodically as small, very high quality, limited edition volumes, they will be personal, and sensual books.
Wright
W Hubbard, Chicago
Wright’s latest sale of Important Design finished with decent, but fairly unimpressive results this week selling only 204 of their available 404 lots for a total of $2,463,503 including the buyer’s premium.
This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of ‘Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture’ by David Linley, Charles Cator and Helen Chislett.
Sotheby’s
York Street, New York
On the 17th of December, Sotheby’s New York will host two sales of 20th Century Design. The first is their sale of the private collection of renowned New York event planner Robert Isabell, and the second is their sale of Important 20th Century Design.
Lot 295 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
Unique outside of the edition of 20, produced by One Off Ltd., London.
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Lot 291 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
From the Maison de la Tunisie, Cite Universitaire, Paris.
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Lot 252 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
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Lot 251 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
Property from an important private collection.
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Lot 240 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
With paper shipping label to underside. The painted surface in original red, blue, black and yellow over-painted in blackslanted rectangular multiplex seat and back secured by small nails resting on a framework composed of 13 square section billets with rectangular armrests.
Lot 308 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
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Lot 326 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
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Lot 327 in Sotheby's Sale of Important 20th century Design, 17 December 2009, New York.
Number 3 from an edition of 12, with a ta bearing artist's signature and edition number.
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Vorstadt 14 FACE
Zug, Switzerland
Now on view at Vorstadt 14 in Zug, is ‘Sit Now’, a show curated by The Rabih Hage Gallery, London, which focuses on the current trend in contemporary design to treat the seat as a sculptural element.
The Victoria and Albert Museum
London
On the 8th of December the Victoria and Albert Museum will present ‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’, an exhibition showcasing the latest developments in digital and interactive design.
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