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Since its inception over 15 years ago, Todd Merrill Studio has established itself as a prime source for iconic, high end, vintage studio design, culminating with Todd Merrill’s seminal book on the subject Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam (Rizzoli, 2008). Eager to discover today’s studio artists, Merrill launched Studio Contemporary in 2009, representing an international group of 20 established and emerging contemporary artists making unique, material-driven works in the “grey space” between art and design. Todd Merrill Studio frequently ...Read More

Todd Merrill 20th Century

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Featured Pieces

Maté Lapierre, Unique Bronze Sculpture, France, circa 1970s
By Mate Lapierre
Located in New York, NY
This unique bronze sculpture by Maté Lapierre has been hand-hammered and features beautiful patination. The Paris based, Beaux-Arts educated artist is renown in Europe for her sculpt...
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Vintage 1970s French Sculptures

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Bronze

A Large Round Python-Skin Mirror signed Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A Large Round Python-Skin Mirror signed Karl Springer, USA, 1985 A superb large round mirror by Karl Springer in pink faded to mauve python skin. Two concentric circles create a 6" ...
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Late 20th Century American Wall Mirrors

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Leather

Pair of Unique Chairs
By Jack Rogers Hopkins
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans (1931–1987) was a visionary American furniture designer, sculptor, and artist celebrated for his groundbreaking role in the American Craft Movement of the 1970s. Renowned ...
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Birch, Mahogany

Extended Edition Armchair
By Jack Rogers Hopkins
Located in New York, NY
Jack Rogers Hopkins (1920-2006) was a pivotal figure in the California Studio Design Movement during the late 1960s, advocating for more sculptural, natural, and free-flowing forms i...
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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Ash

Sculpted Steel Low Table
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans (1931–1987) was a visionary American furniture designer, sculptor, and artist celebrated for his groundbreaking role in the American Craft Movement of the 1970s. Renowned ...
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Vintage 1960s North American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Pair of Monumental Sconces
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
In a breathtaking display of avant-garde design, this unique pair of Paul Evans Studio Monumental Sconces, boast an unexpected scale, each measuring an impressive 48 inches wide—a de...
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Vintage 1960s North American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel

Paul Evans, 72'' Wall-mounted Sculpted Bronze Disc Bar
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A dynamic hand-sculpted, wall-mounted cabinet, Paul Evans’ Disc Bar, is arguably one of Evans’ most iconic designs. The sculptural design is monume...
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Vintage 1970s American Dry Bars

Materials

Bronze

Phillip Lloyd Powell, Unique Carved Desk, USA
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in New York, NY
This organic executive desk, a custom commission for a private collector, is one of the best examples of Powell’s affinity for natural wood and his mastery in creating unique works t...
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Pedro Friedeberg, Hand Foot Stool, MEX
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in New York, NY
Pedro Friedeberg is a Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work filled with lines colors and ancient and religious symbols. His best known piece is the “Hand-Chair” a sculpture/chair designed for people to sit on the palm, using the fingers as back and arm rests. Friedeberg began studying as an architect but did not complete his studies as he began to draw designs against the conventional forms of the 1950s. His work caught the attention of artist Mathias Goeritz, who encouraged him to continue as an artist. Friedeberg became part of a group of surrealist artists in Mexico which included Leonora Carrington and Alice Rahon...
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1990s American Stools

Materials

Mahogany

Paul Evans, Sculpted Steel Floor Lamp, USA
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic example of an early, commissioned sculptural steel lamp by Paul Evans, the L-shaped lamp’s square obelisk body is formed from rectili...
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Paul Evans, Sculpted Bronze Console, USA
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
This large and impressive four-door Sculpted Bronze Console by Paul Evans from 1970 is one of the finest examples of this genre, commissioned directly from the Evans Studio. It has b...
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Vintage 1960s American Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Ole Wanscher, Arched Top Mahogany Cabinet, Denmark
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful arched top mahogany cabinet by Ole Wanscher retains its original oiled finish and brass hardware. Two keyed doors open to reveal adj...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Cabinets

Materials

Brass

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