Teemu Salonen, Chinese Restaurant No. 11, FI

Finnish designer Teemu Salonen’s iconoclastic work is an active renunciation of the simple lines and unadorned nature pervasive in the Scandinavian design that surrounds him. Placing form over function, he sees his studio practice as both experimentation and play, where a variety of materials and techniques can be merged to create unique objects of sculptural design. For Salonen, making things by hand is an essential part of his identity as a designer. His years of experience as a curator in visual arts, coupled with degrees in carpentry and craft design, have developed into a singular perspective that marries elements of both classical and kitsch design. The sophisticated is skillfully laced with ostentatious elements of flourish, effortlessly rolled into one asymmetrical package. The Chinese Restaurant...

Finnish designer Teemu Salonen’s iconoclastic work is an active renunciation of the simple lines and unadorned nature pervasive in the Scandinavian design that surrounds him. Placing form over function, he sees his studio practice as both experimentation and play, where a variety of materials and techniques can be merged to create unique objects of sculptural design. For Salonen, making things by hand is an essential part of his identity as a designer. His years of experience as a curator in visual arts, coupled with degrees in carpentry and craft design, have developed into a singular perspective that marries elements of both classical and kitsch design. The sophisticated is skillfully laced with ostentatious elements of flourish, effortlessly rolled into one asymmetrical package. The Chinese Restaurant...

Finnish designer Teemu Salonen’s iconoclastic work is an active renunciation of the simple lines and unadorned nature pervasive in the Scandinavian design that surrounds him. Placing form over function, he sees his studio practice as both experimentation and play, where a variety of materials and techniques can be merged to create unique objects of sculptural design. For Salonen, making things by hand is an essential part of his identity as a designer. His years of experience as a curator in visual arts, coupled with degrees in carpentry and Craft design, have developed into a singular perspective that marries elements of both classical and kitsch design. The sophisticated is skilfully laced with ostentatious elements of flourish, effortlessly rolled into one asymmetrical package. The Chinese Restaurant...

Finnish designer Teemu Salonen’s iconoclastic work is an active renunciation of the simple lines and unadorned nature pervasive in the Scandinavian design that surrounds him. He sees...

Todd Merrill Studio began representing Finnish artist Teemu Salonen in 2019. Teemu Salonen’s iconoclastic work is an active renunciation of the simple lines and unadorned nature perv...

Finnish designer Teemu Salonen’s iconoclastic work is an active renunciation of the simple lines and unadorned nature pervasive in the Scandinavian design that surrounds him. Placing...

ONE WALL LAMP, or sconce, from a set of six (This listing is for one lamp). Structure in metal, supporting two Demi-lune pieces of 5/8" thick glass. Light is coming from the bottom part throughout a candelabra LED lightbulb. Provenance: Restaurant DROUANT, Paris, France. Circa 1960 Drouant Restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in Paris. Located at 16-18, Place Gaillon in Paris. Begun in 1880 as a small bistro, the Restaurant Drouant was soon frequented by literary and artistic figures including Daudet, Rodin, Pissarro, and Renoir, who would dine together there on Friday nights, paving the way for the restaurant's reputation as a locus of intellectual and artistic life in Paris. Since 1914, the French literary organization l'Académie Goncourt has met in the salon Drouant, and continues to announce its famous annual prize, "Le Prix de Goncourt'' from the Ruhlmann designed wrought iron staircase...

Wonderful mirror with applique from the Art Nouveau period, marvellous French manufacture, from a very chic Parisian restaurant. The mirror has a rectangular shape with rounded corn...

Casa Wall Light No 6 in white Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal ceramic light with textured finish, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to...

Casa Wall Light No 5 in moss blue Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal ceramic light with textured finish, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique du...

Casa Wall Light No 1 in yellow Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal ceramic light with textured finish, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due t...

Casa Wall Light No 2 in sorbet pink Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal ceramic light with textured finish, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique ...