Design

Creation in the 20th and 21st centuries - from the domestic landscape to Designer furniture.

Under Artcurial Associate Director Fabien Naudan, the department has become market-leader for European design within three years of its launch.

Iconic pieces from the 20th century rub shoulders with the latest contemporary creations in the exciting themed sales Naudan has pioneered. After the ground-breaking Light is More sale devoted to lighting and Ingo Maurer came Black, a sale inspired by the color black in the domestic landscape - was the first across-the-board sale to unite Design, contemporary art and photography. After the unique Chandigarh project sale of furniture designed by Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier for the mythical Punjabi capital, our Al Dente! sale combining Design, contemporary art, photography and Italian jewelry will be held on 26 June 2007. Then, in April 2008, Artcurial will be staging Modern Design for Living a sale based on the work of Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier & Robert-Mallet Stevens.

Some recent prices

: Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007); Vase “Lava”, circa 1955; 44 x 17 cm; €114,000, 18 June 2008

: Jean Prouvé (1901-1984); Table “Trapèze”, 1954-1958; 432,5 x 104,5 cm; €309,800, 15 April 2008

: Pierre Paulin; Prototype de bibliothèque “Élysée”, 1969-1972; €111,528, 12 March 2008

: Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (1888-1964); Zig-Zag Chair, 1934; €84,266, 19 December 2007

: Ron Arad; “Blo Void 3”, 2006; €99,136, 19 December 2007

: Marc Newson; “Black Hole Table”, 1988; €235,448, 26 June 2007.

: Carlo Mollino; Pair of armchairs, 1955; 50 807 €, 25 June 2007.

: Ingo Maurer; “Magnoon” pendant, 1995; €43,372, 26 June 2007.

: Ron Arad; “Loop Loom”, 1992.; €123,322, an auction record for Ron Arad, 28 November 2006.

: Charlotte Perriand & Jean Prouvé Workshop; bookcase for the Maison de la Tunisie (1953); €64,000, 27 November 2006.

Auction dates

At the Hôtel Dassault:

Two annual prestige sales in June and December.

Mid-season sales, called Intérieurs du 20e siècle, are held in March and October, and feature works from our Decorative Arts and Design departments. You can find everything from Emile Gallé to Philippe Starck, and estimates range from €200 to around €10,000. These sales target both decorators and the general public.