DeTnk - Johnny Swing

Summer Exhibition at R & Company

Collecting Design — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:00:55 +0100

R & Company is pleased to announce their Summer Exhibition, opening at the gallery on June 27. On display will be a curated selection of significant historical and contemporary designs.

'The Object Biennial' Johnny Swing at R & Company

Collecting Design — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:45:11 +0000

R & Company is thrilled to announce representation of Johnny Swing's coin furniture and design. Celebrated as a notable member of the American Studio Furniture movement, Swing's iconic coin works have been exhibited in museums and institutions around the world.

Johnny Swing On Show in New York

Collecting Design — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:28:23 +0000

Knoedler Project Space
East 70th Street, New York

Now on view at the Knoedler Project Space in New York City is an exhibition of Johnny Swing’s sculptural furniture. Swing creates unique and functional sculpted furniture out of a variety of everyday materials. His designs include works made from recycled baby food jars, and leather disks, but he is undoubtably best known for his pieces made of American coinage.

THE RESULTS ARE IN: Sotheby’s Back-to-Back Design Sales

DeTnk — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:58:17 +0000

Sotheby’s
York Street, New York

On the 17th of December, Sotheby’s New York held back-to-back design sales, which yielded some surprising results. The morning sale of the Collection of Robert Isabell brought in a total of $2,625,627 selling 121 of the 128 lots up for grabs, while the afternoon sale of Important 20th Century Design earned nearly double that of the morning sale with a total of $4,581,626 selling only 94 of its 128 lots.