Being a Modernist Today: Talk at Design Miami/
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When Catherine Deneuve first met Yves Saint Laurent, she was 22 years old and about to be introduced to the Queen of England. She had famously selected Saint Laurent to dress her for the occasion, and this marked the beginning of an enduring friendship and a relationship which lasted for decades. In January, during Haute
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Thematic design auctions have emerged in recent years, providing a broad narrative and context for collectors, and elevating the exhibitions into museum-quality events. The French auction house Leclere will be holding an auction next week devoted to the two leading figures in the British avant-garde of the 80s, Ron Arad and Danny Lane, closely associated
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If authenticity is the key concept to what we should consider ‘good design’ today, then, the Los-Angeles-based Haas Brothers (b. 1984) embody the design culture of this generation. The new and first solo museum exhibition of the twins Nikolai and Simon Haas at The Bass is one of the most exciting and refreshing events in
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Above: Martin Eisler and Carlos Hauner, Armchair model“Reversible” Manufactured by Forma Moveis Brazil, 1955, and presented by Side-Gallery. “Bathy Bates” bath tub in hand-carved Pele de Tigre marble. Designed and made by The Haas Brothers, presented by R & Company The Airline Chair by Kam Weber, 1934, presented by Peter Blake Gallery. Sideboard by Jean
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What does it mean to be modernist today? This is the topic of the talk which I will moderate next week at Design Miami/. On the panel: Mark Bickerstaffe, Director of New Product Development for Kohler Kitchen & Bath in Europe & Asia Pacific; Mattia Bonetti, the Paris-based designer, whose work will be the focus of
I am thrilled to share my most exciting news for 2019, a new collaboration. My flag program Collecting Design: History, Collections, Highlights, the only comprehensive program devoted to the territory of collectible modern and contemporary design will be moving to the AIA/Center for Architecture in the spring of 2019, and registration is open. The program,
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What is between streamlining and Miami Beach? The obvious answer is that it was the architectural language employed in designing the city’s historic district in the 40s. But there is another answer. Streamlining in its most ultimate, iconic expression will be introduced in the upcoming Design Miami/ Fair by Peter Blake Gallery. The gallery’s booth
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