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Important Design + Postwar & Contemporary Art

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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The May Important Design series will be one of our most striking auctions to date with three sales: session 1, session 2 including Post war + Contemporary Art and Objets d'affection.

Important Design An unprecedented selection of important works will be offered in the two-day series. The best of Scandinavian design from masters Hans Wegner, Fill Juhl and Henning Koppel will be offered alongside a curated grouping of pieces by a American craftsmen Evans, Nakashima, Esherick, Castle, Maloof, Powell, Coffey and Nyquist. Highlighting the sale will be rare commissioned designs from Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouve and contemporary designs by the likes of Harush Shlomo, Aranda/Lasch, Forrest Myers and Zaha Hadid.

From iconic to contemporary design, the two-day sale will be anchored by a complete Garouste & Bonetti interior from a London residence that perfectly showcases the design duo’s neo-baroque style. The layered, tactile space plays with the senses, incorporating various materials and shapes that are at once playful and avant-garde. This commission features several original forms that went on to become iconic designs, notably the Dawson lamp. Together, the dining room and living room pieces illustrate the brilliant originality of Garouste and Bonetti’s creations.

Mattia Bonetti commented about this interior: "I think that the design invented for here remains one of the most accomplished examples of my style, and the one with which I very strongly identify." Sold as individual lots, this collection is a rare opportunity to acquire works from a complete commission.

Objets d'affection: 30 years of Nilufar Gallery Nina Yashar has passionately collected pedigree works for nearly thirty years. The offerings here represent the diversity of her aesthetic ranging from historic masters to contemporary darlings. At Nilufar, her gallery on fashion’s Via Spiga, Yashar showcases a creative dialogue between her international eye and designed objects. Ensembles of Gio Ponti, Martino Gamper, Atelier van Leishout, Charlotte Perriand and James Mont work in harmony together. The sale will include a choice selection of ninety works that display her vision as a curatorial collector.
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Ron Arad Round Rail bed One Off United Kingdo676 - Ron Arad Round Rail bed One Off United Kingdo
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Ron Arad<BR>Round Rail bed<BR>One Off<BR>United Kingdom, 1981<BR>enameled tubular steel, wire-mesh panels, Kee-Klamps<BR&...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,750.00) = 3,750.00
 
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Shiro Kuramata How High the Moon chair Vitra677 - Shiro Kuramata How High the Moon chair Vitra
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Shiro Kuramata<BR>How High the Moon chair<BR>Vitra<BR>Japan, 1986<BR>chrome-plated steel<BR>37 w x 32 d x 28 h inches&...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
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Shiro Kuramata Ephemera floor vase Ishimaru C678 - Shiro Kuramata Ephemera floor vase Ishimaru C
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Shiro Kuramata<BR>Ephemera floor vase<BR>Ishimaru Co., Ltd<BR>Japan, 1989<BR>anodized aluminum, acrylic<BR>7 w x 7 d x...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Shiro Kuramata Ephemera floor vase Ishimaru C679 - Shiro Kuramata Ephemera floor vase Ishimaru C
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Shiro Kuramata<BR>Ephemera floor vase<BR>Ishimaru Co., Ltd<BR>Japan, 1989<BR>anodized aluminum, acrylic<BR>7 w x 7 d x...
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Ettore Sottsass task lamp Erco Italy, c. 1971680 - Ettore Sottsass task lamp Erco Italy, c. 1971
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Ettore Sottsass<BR>task lamp<BR>Erco<BR>Italy, c. 1971<BR>enameled aluminum, plastic<BR>20 w x 8 d x 32 h inches<BR...
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Ettore Sottsass task lamp Erco Italy, c. 1971681 - Ettore Sottsass task lamp Erco Italy, c. 1971
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Ettore Sottsass<BR>task lamp<BR>Erco<BR>Italy, c. 1971<BR>enameled aluminum, plastic<BR>20 w x 8 d x 32 h inches<BR...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
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Shiro Kuramata How High the Moon chair Vitra682 - Shiro Kuramata How High the Moon chair Vitra
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Shiro Kuramata<BR>How High the Moon chair<BR>Vitra<BR>Japan, 1986<BR>chrome-plated steel<BR>37 w x 32 d x 28 h inches&...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
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Shiro Kuramata How High the Moon chair Vitra683 - Shiro Kuramata How High the Moon chair Vitra
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Shiro Kuramata<BR>How High the Moon chair<BR>Vitra<BR>Japan, 1986<BR>chrome-plated steel<BR>37 w x 32 d x 28 h inches&...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
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collection of six mirrors for La Donna magazi684 - collection of six mirrors for La Donna magazi
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collection of six mirrors for La Donna magazine<BR>Italy, c. 1980<BR>lacquered wood, mirrored glass, laminate, plastic, chrome-plated st...
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Ettore Sottsass chairs, set of four Poltronov685 - Ettore Sottsass chairs, set of four Poltronov
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Ettore Sottsass<BR>chairs, set of four<BR>Poltronova<BR>Italy, 1970<BR>aluminum, plastic, leather<BR>20 w x 24 d x 32....
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