About Object Culture
Object Culture has been operating as a brick & mortar Art and Design Gallery in the Palm Springs, California area since February 2020. Located in the Perez Art and Design Center in nearby Cathedral City - a favorite of locals and designers in the know - the Gallery was born out of a love for vintage modern design, and with 25 years of collecting, buying and selling experience. The owners bring an East Coast sensibility to the Desert - think early SoHo - featuring contemporary and vintage modern art, design and home furnishings. Their vision is to provide a unique shoppi...Read More
Featured Pieces
Marre Moerel Anatomy Series Signed Edition Gluteus Murano Glass Vase Covo, Italy
By Marre Moerel, covo
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Marre Moerel Signed and Numbered Limited Edition "Gluteus" Murano Glass Vase for Covo, Italy, ca 2001. This vase is part of her Anatomy Series and is numbered #5 of 29. The glass is a deep purple color (eggplant or wine) cased with white glass sandwiched with a pink/clear glass on the interior.
Marre has said that the shapes were in reference to the beauty of the human body and colors chosen to reflect the variety of skin tones. Highly evocative and intriguing, this design is beautiful and also evokes conversation and thought. A true piece of art!
This sculpture is part of a project named Smash, and curated by Emmanuel Babled for Covo in 2001. A group of famous designers (James Irvine, Jeffrey Bennet, Jerszy Seymour, Marre Moerel, Richard Hutten, Ritsue Mishima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Marre Moerel Anatomy Series Corpus Cavernosum Murano Glass Vase Covo, Italy
By Marre Moerel, covo
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Marre Moerel Signed and Numbered Limited Edition "Corpus Cavernosum" Murano Glass Vase for Covo, Italy, ca 2001. This vase is part of her Anatomy Series and is numbered #2 of 29. The glass is a deep purple color (eggplant or wine) cased with white glass sandwiched with a pink/clear glass on the interior.
Marre has said that the shapes were in reference to the beauty of the human body and colors chosen to reflect the variety of skin tones. Highly evocative and intriguing, this design is beautiful and also evokes conversation and thought. A true piece of art!
This vase is part of a project named Smash, and curated by Emmanuel Babled for Covo in 2001. A group of famous designers (James Irvine, Jeffrey Bennet, Jerszy Seymour, Marre Moerel, Richard Hutten, Ritsue Mishima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Marre Moerel Anatomy Series Signed Edition Corpus Murano Glass Vase Covo, Italy
By Marre Moerel, covo
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Marre Moerel Signed and Numbered Limited Edition "Corpus" Murano Glass Vase for Covo, Italy, ca 2001. This vase is part of her Anatomy Series and is numbered #6 of 29. The glass is a light pink color (almost a flesh color) cased with white glass sandwiched with orange glass on the interior.
Marre has said that the shapes were in reference to the beauty of the human body and colors chosen to reflect the variety of skin tones. Highly evocative and intriguing, this design is beautiful and also evokes conversation and thought. A true piece of art!
This vase is part of a project named Smash, and curated by Emmanuel Babled for Covo in 2001. A group of famous designers (James Irvine, Jeffrey Bennet, Jerszy Seymour, Marre Moerel, Richard Hutten, Ritsue Mishima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Frank Matranga Manhattan Beach California Pottery Spiral Design Vase ca 1970s
By Frank Matranga
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Frank Matranga Manhattan Beach California Pottery Spiral Design Vase ca 1970s.
This glaze on this vase has a beautiful coloration including purples, reds, blues and browns, The des...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Plywood Folding Screen Ash Veneer 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is an iconic piece of American design history, designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946, for Herman Miller. This example is one of the earlier versions produced between 1946-1955. The veneer is a warm ash. The connecting fabric is a cotton canvas and allows for the screen to bend in a multitude of ways producing a screen in a variant of formations and also allows the screen to fold nearly flat for storage or shipping. A true classic!
We have included several detail photos so you can get a true picture of condition, As is common with these older screens...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Ash, Plywood, Canvas
Yasha Heifetz Pair Sculptural Walnut Table Lamps, ca late 1940s / early 50s
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is a fabulous pair of biomorphic sculpted walnut table lamps with milk glass shades attributed to Yasha Heifetz for The Heifetz Company of New York. The lamps were likely design...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elie Bleu France Shagreen Eight Compartment Cufflink or Ring Box, ca 2000s
By Elie Bleu, Bergdorf Goodman
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This gorgeous cufflink or ring box has eight compartments, suitable for 8 rings or 8 pairs of cufflinks. It is made of shagreen with silver inlay and fine wood interior and suede lin...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Stainless Steel
David Linley London Marquetry Watch and Cufflink Jewelry Box with Key
By LINLEY London, David Linley
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is a gorgeous wood marquetry watch and cufflink jewelry box with silver inlay made by London producer of fine luxury goods, Linley. This fine box would make an excellent gift fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Cuir d'Ocean France Bespoke Shagreen Watch and Cufflink Box w Bone Trim and Key
By Bergdorf Goodman
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is an exquisite shagreen with bone trim watch and cufflink box of the finest quality and construction made by famed bespoke manufacturer of luxury objects, Cuir d'Ocean of Franc...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Danny Ho Fong for Tropi-Cal Wicker and Iron Dining Table and Chairs, ca 1960s
By Tropi-cal, Danny Ho Fong
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Danny Ho Fong for Tropi-Cal Wicker and Iron Dining Table and Chairs, ca 1960s.
Sublime Asian-inspired California Design wicker and iron dining set by Danny Ho Fong for Tropical-Cal ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Curtis Jere Brass Cloud Sconce, Signed and Labeled, ca 1980s
By Curtis Jeré, C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Curtis Jere Brass Cloud Sconce, Signed and Labeled, ca 1980s.
This Curtis Jere Sconce is an excellent example of late modern design. Brass plated ribbo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Maitland Smith Unusual Pink Tessellated Marble Box, ca 1990s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Maitland Smith Unusual Pink Tessellated Marble Box, ca 1990s.
This rectangular box is clad in a beautiful tessellated pink marble and accented with a brass inlay along all the face ...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
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