Favorite Picks: Wright: Modern Design

. Tuesday, March 27, 2012

















A fine selection of important  20th Century Design is coming to the market in Wright's upcoming Modern Design auction.

These are my favorite picks:

A rare articulating MAA chair by George Nelson & Associates.

Classic walnut topped Tulip tables by Eero Saarinen.

A very rare armchair by Alexander Girard, upholstered in his bold and graphic checkerboard patterned fabric.

Spiralling Flamme sconces by Serge Mouille.

A leather and walnut adjustable daybed by Edward Wormley.

A Carousel weathervane by George Nelson & Associates.

Pierre Jeanneret's Scissor lounge chairs for Knoll.

Pierre Guariche's counterbalanced Equilibrium floor lamp.

A bio-morphic earthenware sculpture by Ruth Duckworth.

An Origins cabinet by George Nakashima for Widdicomb.

An iconic Arredoluce Triennale floor lamp in brass.

A selection of rare Italian table lamps by Max Ingrand and Angelo Lelli.

A sculptural mirror by Curtis Jeré.

A brass and chrome bookshelf by Paul Evans.


The auction takes place March 29th, see the full preview at Wright.

1 comments:

Ben said...

These are stunning pieces, just shows you how GOOD good design can be. Really cool, angular designs. The only sad thing is the price tags that they went for in the end! One day...

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