Showing posts with label interior design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interior design. Show all posts

Spaces: Paris VI by Elodie Sire of D.mesure

. Thursday, January 31, 2013
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An amazing Paris home by Elodie Sire of D.Mesure. Labeled simply on their site as project Paris VI, this family home features a wealth of elegant architectural details, complimented by the perfect mix of vintage mid-century, brocante, and high-end contemporary design. The most notable pieces are the pair of Warren Platner lounge chairs, and a Campana Brothers Boa Sofa.

My favorite feature: the incredible metal doors which I think are by Gilbert Poillerat.

See many more photos and project details at desiretoinspire.

Watch: Finding Charles Pollock

. Saturday, January 5, 2013
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Charles Pollock, the man behind some iconic designs for both Herman Miller and Knoll, reminisces about his early years working with George Nelson and Florence Knoll.

 Via Bernhardt Design.

Classic Spaces: A collection of 1971 interiors by Robert Harling

. Friday, December 28, 2012
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A few photos from Robert Harling's 1971 Modern Furniture and Decoration, featuring a wealth of 20th Century design classics, including Kjaerholm, Panton, Castiglioni, and Sarfatti. It's really amazing how timeless these interiors are, and how current this jacket description is:  

"The contemporary revolution in interior design has a very tolerant philosophy. It accepts with delight unusual combinations of periods, motifs, products, colors, notions. An eighteenth-century commode, an Art Nouveau lampshade, a rare Benin head, a mass-produced poster—any one of these is equally likely to be placed in a room alongside a Breuer tubular chair, an Italian lamp, or a Saarinen table. Present-day designer-decorators see the whole world as a quarry from which to carry away their material. They can now choose natural wool from merino or vicuna, or synthetic fibers from the chemical engineer; steel from the mills or metallic paints; glass from the floater or blower or clear plastic from the molder. Their new ideas will appeal to the young in heart, if not in years, and give rise to a new tradition based on ingenuity and imagination. 

The rooms shown here, assembled and described by Robert Harling, Editor of House & Garden (London), come from many countries and serve many purposes. They range from one-room apartments furnished with plastic inflatable sofas to multi-purpose living-areas featuring Le Corbusier's steely reinterpretation of the traditional chaise longue. But all of them have one very important thing in common: they are rooms marked "Personal". 

Thanks to pdxmod for the scans.





Spaces: Caroline Wiart: Paris Loft

. Sunday, December 23, 2012
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The Paris home of interior designer Caroline Wiart and her husband Patrice Galiana.  From an article by MidCenturyHome:

They were actually living in the house next door and when they heard that this one was up for sale they just went for it.  Caroline did the interior re-decoration, choosing white resin flooring, white paint for the walls and big windows and absolutely no curtains to make everything as neutral and bright as possible and emphasize their collection of photographs and designer objects. To enjoy as much as possible the view of the garden -and the Moulin- was the other reason.

Their collection is impressive, focused primarily French, Italian, and American 20th Century design, including a multitude of chairs by Jean Prouve and Harry Bertoia; ceramics by Georges Jouve and Gaetano Pesce; tables by Isamu Noguchi and Charles and Ray Eames; stools by Sori Yanagi and Charlotte Perriand; lighting by Serge Mouille, Gino Sarfatti, Achille Castiglioni and Ettore Sottsass; and a sofa, tray table, and chests by George Nelson Associates.

Original article via Casa da Abitare. Photography by Romain Ricard







Flashback: Ben Swildens X Max Ingrand: The 1966 Desk for Peugeot

. Monday, December 10, 2012
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In 1966 Ben Swildens in collaboration with Max Ingrand, designed this desk for Peugeot's relocated headquarters to Avenue de la Grande Armée in Paris. Also assisting with the design were architects Louis, Luc and Thierry Sainsaulieu. Only three desks were produced, by the Croiseau workshop in Paris, and made specifically for Peugeot's reception assistants.

The three desks were thus installed right next to each other in Avenue de la Grande Armée, not far from the Triumphal Arch and Champs Elysées, in the hall of the Peugeot building. "The effect was phenomenal. The three receptionists stood behind the desks. They had been chosen for their elegance. The three desks were placed on a white Carrara marble floor so that the girls would not feel cold. I integrated heating cords in the seat. There was even a little hook on the back where the assistants could hang their bags. In this way nothing could interrupt the purity of the desks’ line. All we could see was their knees. We had placed the three desks obliquely to enhance the sliding effect of the hall, so that they would catch the public’s attention and give the receptionists some intimacy. All this may seem anecdotic, but it is very important that these desks, although very atypical and exceptional, have always fit for human nature. Nowadays their feminine touch gives them an evident appeal and authenticity." 

Via furdess, who recently recreated this desk in an edition of 8 .







Icons: Oscar Niemeyer in his Copacabana studio

. Sunday, December 9, 2012
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My favorite portrait of the late great architect, sitting on one of his most acclaimed designs: the fluid and sculptural Rio rocking chaise lounge.

Photo by Frédéric Reglain in 2002, via the daily mail.

Favorite Picks: LAMA's 20th Anniversary Auction

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December is finally upon us. With it brings the best of the best in design artifacts, as the auction houses bring their finest consignments to the market to close the year.

We now head west to visit Los Angeles Modern Auction's 20th Anniversary Auction, taking place on December 16th. These are my favorite picks:

A rare chess table by ISAMU NOGUCHI, which is as much art as it is design.

A multi-colored set of HERBERT KRENCHEL steel Krenit bowls.

Octal-B by VICTOR VASARELY.

A lithographed Berlin Dream pendant lamp by JONATHAN BOROFSKY.

A Freeform walnut coffee table by GEORGE NAKASHIMA.

EDWARD WORMLEY's magnificent Listen To Me chaise lounge.

A classic ARREDOLUCE Triennale Floor Lamp.

EERO SAARINEN's Grasshopper lounge chair for Knoll.

A rare articulating MAA chair, home office desk, and rare plant stand, all by GEORGE NELSON ASSOCIATES.

A rare GRETA GROSSMAN coffee table win walnut and brass-plated stainless steel.

A rare bentwood leg Swan chair by ARNE JACOBSEN.


LAMA's 20th Anniversary Auction takes place December 16th.  See the full preview here.

Favorite Picks: Christie's: Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design

. Thursday, December 6, 2012
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December is finally upon us. With it brings the best of the best in design artifacts, as the auction houses bring their finest consignments to the market to close the year.

Now let's visit Christies's Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design auction, taking place in New York on December 14th. These are my favorite picks:

A rare 4-arm swiveling wall lamp by SERGE MOUILLE.

A pair of Os sconces and a pair of Papillion sconces by GEORGES JOUVE.

A monochromatic bookcase by CHARLOTTE PERRIAND.

A KAARE KLINT sofa in tufted brown leather.

A Willow Sculpture by HARRY BERTOIA.

A pair of tondos by ETTORE SOTTSASS.


Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design takes place in New York, December 14th.  See the full preview here.

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