My Highlights from The Salon: Art + Design 2014
My Selection:
Konstantin Grcic, Karbon, 2008, at Galerie kreo
Elegance of line and form—the chaise lounge reduced to its bare minimum.
Finn Juhl, Chieftain Chair, ca. 1949, at Hostler Burrows
A classic, evocative of a chief on a throne. This piece exudes power and confidence.
Mattia Bonetti, Side Table ‘Bubblegum’, 2014, at David Gill Galleries
A Salvador Dali-esque table with surrealist spindles.
Ettore Sottsass, Cup “Murmansk”, 1982, at Fine Art Silver
Lively, springy, and silvery!
Paul Dupré-Lafon, Bar à ski, 1929, at Galerie Dutko
Remarkable bar designed as a freestanding object in frozen motion—a bar on skis!
Pierre Chareau, Pair of wall sconces, ca. 1927, at DeLorenzo Gallery
The chunkiness of the glowing alabaster combines the incandescence of light with a virtually molten form of rock.
Jean Dunand, Vase, ca. 1925, at DeLorenzo Gallery
Gorgeous form in which the pattern evokes lights reminiscent of the overall shape of the vase.
Yonel Lebovici, “Pince sans Rire” lounge chair and its ottoman, 1986, at Galerie Chastel-Maréchal
A smashing and dramatic chair that looks like it is alive.
Diego Giacometti, Berceaucoffer table, ca. 1968, at Jean-David Botella
The elegant use of linear elements creates space in a modern way, yet harkens back to historic Pompeiian precedents.
Jean-Michel Frank, Desk and Chair, ca. 1930, at Galerie L'Arc en Seine
Emblematic of Frank’s distinctive use of minimal form and luxurious materials.
Xavier Lust, S-Table, 2014, at Gallery Anne Autegarden
Wonderful use of a single folded sheet of bronze to support a table top; it gives the piece a feeling of motion.
Claudio Salocchi, Turning library, ca. 1955, at Gallery Anne Autegarden
Brilliant riff on De Stijl architectonic vocabulary, applied here to a functional object.
Hélène Binet, Jantar Mantar Observatory 1, 2002, at ammann//gallery
Amazing photo of a 17th century observatory that is as modern and minimalist as anything designed today.
