Design

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

Under Artcurial Vice President 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

: Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999); Bibliothèque personnelle de Serge Mouille « Plots », 1959; €286,451, 15 May 2012

: Yonel Lebovici (1937-1998); Ensemble « Les Dessous de table », 1992; €182,358, 15 May 2012

: Jean Royère (1902-1981); Paire de fauteuils « Œuf », 1955; €99,600, 15 May 2012

: Serge Mouille (1922-1988); Prototype du luminaire « Signal », 1961; €150,139, 15 May 2012

: Ron Arad (Born 1951); Siège « Tinker chair », 1988; €167,830, 22 November 2011

: Jean Prouvé (1901-1984); Paire de portes à hublots, 1953; €186,418, 24 November 2010

: Le Corbusier (1887-1965); Réverbère d'intérieur, 1952; €136,850, 16 February 2010

: Ron Arad (Born 1951); Fauteuil « Ayor », 1991; €102,153, 2 December 2009

: Mathieu Matégot 1910-2001; Ensemble de 3 suspensions « Satellite », 1953; €45,149, 16 June 2009

: Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985); Lampadaire N°1063, 1953; Edition Arteluce; €25,322, 2 December 2008

: Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007); Vase « Lava », circa 1955; €114,000, 18 June 2008

: Pierre Paulin (1927-2009); Prototype de bibliothèque « Élysée », 1969-1972; €111,528, 12 March 2008

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

: Marc Newson (Born 1953); « Black Hole Table », 1988; €235,448, 26 June 2007.

: Carlo Mollino (1905-1973); Paire de fauteuils, 1955; €50,807, 25 June 2007

: Ingo Maurer (Born 1932); Lampe à poser « Veramente Al Dente », 2009; €31,518, 22 November 2011

Vidéos


Donald Judd: Chaise et étagère
Ron Arad : Rocking Chair: Presented by Fabien Naudan
Auction 2 December 2008

Auction dates

At the Hôtel Marcel 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.