Tastemaker Picks
As part of our 25th anniversary, we invite you to shop a selection of pieces handpicked by influential voices in the design community.
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Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Bed, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant bed frame by French designer Jacques Adnet. Completely wrapped in black saddle leather. Characteristic stacked bamboo motif. Signature Jacques A...
Category
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vladimir Kagan Architectural Louvered & Illuminated Room Divider with COA, 1967
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An incredibly rare louvered and illuminated room divider in solid walnut floating over a cylindrical brass foot, custom-designed by Vladimir Kagan circa 1967. Six sculptural, marquise-shaped slats are angled at 45 degrees to the frame and flank the light box which houses a single 6-foot fluorescent bulb.
Authenticated by and registered with the Vladimir Kagan Design Group, this piece is offered to the collector with all corresponding documents including certificate of authenticity, company letter, related archival photos, and numbered registration plaque. While their archivists have seen similar slatted dividers that Kagan designed (see last image in this listing), they’d not seen one with an incorporated lighting element before and thus feel that this example may well be one-of-a-kind or, at the very least, from a strictly limited run.
That said, it seems that this general concept of combining lighting with room partitioning...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Brass
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Paavo Tynell 'A1967' Brass Counterweight Pendant Lamp for GUBI.
Originally designed by Paavo Tynell, encompassing several variations of a classic 1950s Tynell design, this family of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tastemaker Picks
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Wooden STACKED Illuminated Hanging Bell-Shaped Sculpture, "Squat", Customizable
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The STACKED cylindrical bell-shaped Illuminated Sculpture shown here is made of salvaged Maple. All hanging illuminated sculptures are hand-built custom per your specifications. Larg...
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2010s American Modern Tastemaker Picks
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Marble, Metal, Brass, Steel, Sheet Metal
$3,075 / item
H 9.625 in Dm 10.125 in
MCM Repogle World Horizon Series Lighted World Globe on Custom Pine Stand
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Repogle World Horizon Series lighted 12” diameter plastic world globe, metal axle, and a custom pine Stand. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. Please see photos, Circa 1950-1980.
See the world in a different light…. this is a fabulous Mid-Century Modern World Horizon Series lighted world globe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Metal
$1,595
H 49.5 in W 11.5 in D 12.5 in
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Brass Luggage Stand
By Jacques Adnet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Brass Luggage Stand
Original Leather
Nice patina to brass faux Bamboo folding frame
Category
1950s French Vintage Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Leather
Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Night valet by Jacques Adnet
From 1950
Saddle stitch.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Leather
Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Night valet by Jacques Adnet
From 1950
Saddle stitch.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Leather
Rare Leather and Brass Magazine Rack Attributed to Jacques Adnet, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare leather and brass magazine rack attributed to Jacques Adnet, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Brass
$2,964
H 44.89 in W 7.09 in D 3.94 in
Wooden STACKED Illuminated Hanging Bell-Shaped Sculpture, Medium, Customizable
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The STACKED cylindrical bell-shaped Illuminated Hanging Sculpture shown here is made of salvaged Maple. All Illuminated Sculptures are hand-built custom per your specifications. Larg...
Category
2010s American Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Steel
$2,900 / item
H 12 in Dm 8.125 in
Jacques Adnet Mid-Century Modern Pair of Oak Side Tables, Night Stands
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of oak side tables or nightstands designed by Jacques Adnet with one front drawer.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Oak
$3,450 / set
H 20.5 in W 19.5 in D 13 in
STACKED Illuminated Saucer Sculpture, Customizable, shown in Cherry
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The STACKED Illuminated Saucer Sculpture is customizable in virtually any wood and any finish. The examples shown in this listing include Cherry and Walnut, both in a Natural Finish....
Category
2010s American Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass, Steel, Sheet Metal
Daybed by Jacques Adnet
By Compagnie Des Arts Français, Jacques Adnet
Located in Uccle, BE
Daybed with a steel structure entirely covered in black saddle-stitched leather by Jacques Adnet, Compagnie des Arts Français.
The side elements constructed by five uprights.
The two...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Brass
Unique Paravent- Lamp, Illuminated room divider from 1988 by Elsa Prochazka
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Movable Room- divider with many tiny lamps outside.[nbsp]This piece of art is a unique piece[nbsp]designed by Elsa Prohazka and manufactured by WOKA LAMPS VIENNA[nbsp]for the Exhibition "WIEN MOEBEL" IN 1989, at the Vienna Secession Building. Several artists designed furniture and several manufacturer executed unique pieces of arts. The designers were Luigi Blau...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Tastemaker Picks
Materials
Steel
$17,193
H 61.03 in W 72.84 in D 35.44 in
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