Favorite Picks: Wright: Design

Wright's upcoming Design auction features a fantastic selection of works from the worlds most renowned desginers of the 20th Century.  These are my favorite picks.

The auction takes place October 17th in Chicago.  See the full preview here.

Paul Evans

Cityscape game table with acrylic pieces, PE-826

George Nakashima

Conoid Cushion chairs, pair

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Day Break chaise, model 1708

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

daybed, model 1715, an unusual example made by Widdicomb and sold through Illums Bolighus

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

lounge chairs model WWZ, pair

Charles and Ray Eames

special-order 2-tone DCWs, pair

Alexander Girard

armchair

Warren Platner

chairs, set of four

Edward Wormley

sofa, model 5316

Arne Jacobsen

Swan settee, model 3321

George Nelson & Associates

pair of Catenary chairs, model 6380 and ottoman

Serge Mouille

Agrafee table lamp

Jean Prouvé

Standard chair, no. 305

Pierre Jeanneret

armchair from the M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh

Donald Knorr

chair, model 132 U for Knoll

Gastone Rinaldi

Saturne sofa

Angelo Lelli

rare prototype floor lamp

Paolo Buffa

pair of lounge chairs from the Hotel Bristol, Merano

Gino Sarfatti

floor lamp, model 1034

Harry Bertoia

untitled (Welded Form)

Favorite Picks: Phillips: Nordic Design

POUL HENNINGSEN
‘Spiral’ ceiling light, designed for the University of Aarhus 1942

The second half of Phillips's sale is Nordic Design.  And just like the preceding event Design, this auction offers an incredible selection of art and design.  These are my favorite picks.

The auction takes place September 26 at Howick Place, London.  See the full preview here.

KIM SIMONSSON
'Immaculate Conception', 2008

AXEL JOHANN SALTO
'The Source of Power', 1969-1974

ALVAR AALTO
Large ‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A332, circa 1953-1954

ALVAR AALTO
‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A331, circa 1953-1954

POUL HENNINGSEN
Desk lamp, circa 1928

GUTTE ERIKSEN
Group of three bottles, 1980s

TAPIO WIRKKALA
Thirteen-branch candelabrum, model no. TW 412, 1972

JOSEF FRANK
Three-armed standard lamp, 1950s

PAAVO TYNELL
Important ceiling light, from the 'Fantasia' series, circa 1956

PREBEN FABRICIUS AND JØRGEN KASTHOLM
Early 'Grasshopper' chaise longue, designed 1968

POUL KJÆRHOLM
Early adjustable 'Hammockchair', model no. PK 24, designed 1965

FINN JUHL
Pair of armchairs, model no. NV 45, circa 1945

HANS J. WEGNER
Prototype 'Roman' armchair, circa 1960

HANS J. WEGNER
Pair of rare 'Bear' chairs, 1960s

FRITS HENNINGSEN
Wingback armchair and footstool, circa 1935

ARNE JACOBSEN
Pair of 'Aarhus' ceiling lights, from the City Hall, Aarhus, 1940

Favorite Picks: Wright: Living Contemporary

Anonymous brass and wood cabinet, circa 1970s

The fall auction season has begun, and to start things off is Wright's annual Living Contemporary sale, featuring a beautifully curated selection of art and design.  These are my favorite picks.

Auction takes place in Chicago, September 26. See the full preview here.

Pierre Paulin  Tulip lounge chairs, pair

Gino Cenedese, untitled

Italian sofa, circa 1955

Ellsworth Kelly, Red-Orange over Black

Josefa Filkosky, untitled

Milo Baughman brass ounge chairs, pair

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Day Break chaise, model 1708

Tommi Parzinger floor lamps, pair

Oscar Torlasco sconces, pair

James Lee Hansen, Rattleman Study

Farewell Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa, a sculptor, teacher and advocate for the arts whose work brought into modern sculpture a complexity of line never ventured before, died Monday night. She was 87.

Photos above by Nat Farbman, below Imogen Cunningham. Last photo features her Ruth with her children.

Via SFGate.