About Cultural Habits
Cultural Habits is a space for those who see objects not as possessions, but as silent carriers of meaning. Our curator's view is drawn to objects where aesthetic form meets cultural significance. When we see the balance of form and essence, we meet true beauty. An artifact is more than just an object. It is memory and thought embodied in an object. It is the ability of objects to tell stories — without words, through surface, weight, silence.
Established in 2025
Featured Pieces
Art Deco Articulated Desk Lamp by Pirouett, France, 1930s
By Pirouette, Jean Chavanis
Located in BARCELONA, ES
French Art Deco lighting of the 1930s carried the geometry of the 1920s into objects made for more practical, intimate use. In a desk lamp, that language becomes quieter: polished me...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Aluminium Table Lamp, Europe, 1970s–1980s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Brutalist Aluminium Table Lamp, c. 1970s–1980s
A sculptural table lamp defined by folded aluminium planes and a sharply articulated triangular base. The angular diffuser, punctuated...
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Vintage 1970s French Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Le Défilé Oil on Panel by Hervé Thibault, France, c. 1980s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A procession of darkened figures moves across the surface of Le Défilé, emerging gradually from layers of brown, charcoal, and muted black. Rather than describing individual subjects...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Landscape Oil on Canvas by Angela Cassanello, Italy, 1966
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Angela Cassanello (1921–2003) developed a painterly language that moved between observation and abstraction. Rather than recording a specific place, her landscapes distil the experie...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of Art Deco Architectural Table Lamps in the Style of Marcel Breuer, France
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A pair of architectural table lamps made in France during the 1970s, in the style of Marcel Breuer. Inspired by Bauhaus and Art Deco design, each lamp combines a semi-cylindrical sha...
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Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Watercolour on Paper by Peter Blokhuis, Netherlands, 1974
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Explosion à Barcelone captures the city from an elevated vantage point, unfolding through a network of rooftops, façades, and distant architectural forms. At the centre of the compos...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Contrast Oil on Canvas by Vyacheslav Prikhodko, Ukraine, 1991
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A defining figure of the Transcarpathian School, Vyacheslav Prikhodko developed a distinctive painterly language rooted in the architecture of Uzhhorod. In Contrast, painted in 1991,...
Category
1990s Ukrainian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Composition Abstraite by Istvan Fisch, Mixed Media on Paper, 1981
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A network of intersecting lines unfolds across a restrained field of grey, white, and muted earth tones. In Composition abstraite, Istvan Fisch reduces the image to its essential ele...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Marcel Fiorini — Nature morte à la lampe à pétrole, France, c. 1960s–1970s
By Marcel Fiorini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A still life reduced to its essential forms, Nature morte à la lampe à pétrole is structured through intersecting planes of ochre, umber, and grey. The oil lamp at the left edge anch...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Italian chandelier attributed to A.V. Mazzega, Murano, c. 1960s.
By Angelo Vittorio Mazzega
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A composition of textured Murano glass and stainless steel, this chandelier is defined by the dialogue between material density and structural clarity. Thick glass elements capture a...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel
Three-Arm Brass and Leather Chandelier by Comelit, Italy, 1980s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three sweeping arms extend from a central hub, each terminating in a circular brass reflector that directs and softens the light. Wrapped in black natural leather, the curved structu...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian geometric suspension lamp attributed to L&S Italia, c. 1960s–1970s.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Defined by a rigorous framework of black painted metal, this suspension lamp explores the relationship between structure, proportion, and light. Slender metal rods suspend a rectilin...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
