Alexandra Loew
Interior Designer
Loew, whose 10-year-old Los Angeles firm offers architectural, interior and product design services, embraces fine finishes, a juxtaposition of styles and unique art. Her projects range from Manhattan offices to Hollywood pool houses, from beach retreats to urban apartments. In true California fashion, her work often blends indoors with out and she doesn't shy away from bright colors and lively patterns. Recently Loew selected her top picks on 1stdibs.
Top Picks
Discover Alexandra Loew's favorite pieces
Gabriella Crespi "Rising Sun" Bamboo Dining Table
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Gabriella Crespi "Rising Sun" Bamboo Dining Table. This table is also designed to function as a pair of console tables.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Rattan Covered Bicycle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual bicycle covered in rattan and bamboo. In perfect working condition. May need new tires.
Category
Vintage 1960s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
French Turn of the Century Swing Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a Parisienne garden comes this early 1900's swing set seat. The basket hung on chains and provided years of joy for the children of France. This hand-pa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Pillow Vessel I
By Maren Kloppmann
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Paavo Tynell chandelier of pierced brass, with cast and formed brass flowers
By Paavo Tynell
Located in New York, NY
Paavo Tynell attributed chandelier with cast and formed brass flowers emerging from a center urn shaped form which houses 3 light so...
Category
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze Patina Door in the Manner of Forms and Surfaces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible door circa 1960. Wooden base with carved patinated bronze gesso/plaster relief. Door has been drilled for lock mechanism, but has never been hung.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Doors and Gates
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Plaster
Lella and Massimo Vignelli Coffee Table
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Houston, TX
Lella and Massimo Vignelli
Metaphora 1 coffee table
Casigliani
Italy , 1979
marble, travertine, glass
39.25 w x 39.25 d x 8.75 h i...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 20thc TexCoco Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic early Mexican / American Tex Coco Indian weaving pillows with a chocolate cotton linen backing . Inserts are down & feather fill . Sold as a pair .
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Down
1stdibs is indispensable. One could furnish an entire house in a week and look as if she'd been collecting for a lifetime.
— Alexandra Loew
Cast Brass Moorish Door Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful cast brass pull handle with Moorish styling.
Category
Early 20th Century American Moorish Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Butterfly Vase Pair
By Ryan Mitchell
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
1970's tables lamps by Jacques Duval-Brasseur
By Jacques Duval-Brasseur 1
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
3 mushrooms lamp in bronze with corals
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Ingo Maurer Ilo Ilu Halogen Lamp Out of Production
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This very cool Op Art Kinetic light sculpture was designed by Ingo Maurer, Germany, 1986. This very cool refined halogen lamp with fully adjustable light ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Wire
Spirit of Art (Coffee Service Set) No 1
By Keith Haring
Located in Boston, MA
Title: Spirit of Art (Coffee Service Set) No 1
Series: After Keith Haring
Date: 1991
Medium: Glazed Porcelain Bone China Set
Signature: Stamped, ...
Category
1990s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Pile Carpet by Marta Maas
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Ideal for a delicate, subtly styled space, this timeless Swedish pile carpet, or matta flossa, features Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom's charming 1931 des...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Mexican Tin-art Mirror
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fanciful, elaborately festive mirror with intertwined gold-tone tin flowers and leaves. Impressive rarely seen large size.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tin
Castiglioni 'Spluegen Brau" Wall Lights
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wall version of the infamous Achille Castiglioni aluminum pendants with individual on/off switch
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
RIKER BROTHERS Art Nouveau Etched Gold Bangle Bracelet
By Riker Brothers
Located in Narberth, PA
Not many people are aware that Newark, New Jersey was a major hub for the manufacture of jewelry from the late 1800's until the 1950's. One of the leading companies, the Riker Brothe...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Bangles
Materials
14k Gold
French Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
A French Deco rug with an irregular linear pattern in orange.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Western European Rugs
Abstract Vases by Lillemor Mannerheim for Gefle, Sweden, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Lillemor Mannerheim designed vases for Gefle Porcelain Company. She was noted for her abstract shapes and black glazing refereed to as Mangania. Her works are represented at the Nati...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Art Deco WMF Paul Haustein "Ikora" covered jar lamp.
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco silvered and patinated brass and ivory Ikora covered jar lamp (model no. 110/216, circa 1929). Designed by Paul Haustein for WMF, Germany. To...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Art Deco Chairs with Oval Rosewood Panels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Scandinavian Modern Swedish Art Deco bergères with solid stained birch frames and oval rosewood side panels. The dramatic oval side panels look as modern today as they must h...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bergere Chairs
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
Scandinavian modern Flat Weave Rug by Sofia Widén, for Sofia Wada Textiles LTD
By Sofia Wada Textiles Ltd, Sofia Widen
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian modern wool flat weave rug with abstracted shapes in reds, greens, blues and lilac on a background of tan to brown colors. Designed by Sofia Widén and produced by her f...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Art Deco Patinated Bronze Mirror With Gilt Archer Figure.
By Carl Gustav Hallberg
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Art Deco patinated bronze mirror in the style of C. G. Hallberg. The mirror has a gilt figure of an archer posed on an angled platform. Height: 40', Width: 18.75".
Category
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Rattan Armchair with Swan Decor - France, 19th Century
By Perret et Vibert
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A rare and gorgeous armchair with elegant swan and plant motif on the back.
Most likely by Perret & Vibert ("La Maison des Bambous," Paris).
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Italian Waste Basket
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's Italian brass waste basket. Hammered and patinated,
marked "hand made in Italy"
Category
20th Century Italian Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antonia Campi Conch Shell Lamps
By Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of Antonia Campi's iconographic "Conchiglia" lamp. The lamps are a graceful pale yellow porcelain . Maker's mark . Sale price for the pair.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Raku Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
Raku ceramic with white enamel decor
Marked on the underside
Waste paper basket by Hans J. Wegner for Plan Furniture
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Waste paper basket by Hans J. Wegner for Plan Furniture.
Oak.
Nice vintage condition.
Very rare.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Oak
Jean Royere Style French Bamboo Sideboard
By Jean Royère
Located in St. Louis, MO
Bamboo sideboard in bamboo with wrought iron hardware
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Art Smith Icicle Brass Cuff Bracelet
By Art Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Smith oxidized brass bracelet entitled "Icicle", circa 1950's. Bracelet measures 3 3/4" wide and has an approximate circumference of 7" including gap and fits an average size...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Brass
Smokey Quartz Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 14k gold with huge smokey quartz ring circa 1960's. Quartz stone measures 1 1/4" x 1" and is free of any chips or scratches. It sits about 3/4" atop the shank. Ring is a finger ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Quartz
HEIDI ABRAHAMSON Sterling Gold Flat Bar Ring
By Heidi Abrahamson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An oxidized sterling silver and gold flat bar ring designed and created by Heidi Abrahamson of Phoenix, Arizona. Ring features an abstract swipe of 18k gold, along with 14k gold bal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Materials
18k Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s Maison Gripoix Large French Cuff Bracelet
By Maison Gripoix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, golden Gripoix glass cuff bracelet with colors of coral, amethyst and pearl. Cuff measures 2 3/8" in width and has a wearable wrist measurement of 6 3/4". Purchased directly...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Base Metal
1960s Just Andersen Pearl Gold Ring
By Just Andersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 14k gold and pearl modernist ring designed by Just Andersen of Denmark. Ring is a finger size 6 1/2 and is signed JA, Denmark, 585. In excellent vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Engagement Rings
Materials
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
Pair of Wall Sconces by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of French wall sconces in light oak with ceramic caps by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison. Stamped on reverse.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Oak, Ceramic
Oak Expanding Dining Table by Guillerme and Chambron
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Miami, FL
Oak expanding dining table by Guillerme and Chambron for Votre Maison.
Opens in one pedestal configuration to accept two original leaves.
Dimensions: 83" fully extended -- closed 5...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Pair of Paolo Buffa low armchairs from the 1930's
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of oak wood and straw seat paolo Buffa armchairs from the 1930s. This chairs have been recently restored and so they are in mint condition.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Straw
Pair of Rei Kawakubo "Grey Triangle" Tables
By Rei Kawakubo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Rei Kawakubo "Grey Triangle" Tables manufactured by Pallucco for Comme des Garcons
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Tables
Materials
Granite, Iron
1953 Bird Lamp by Georges Jouve
By Georges Jouve
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Jouve (1910-1964). Black ceramic bird lamp. Original shade. Height 27: cm. Signed Jouve + Alpha.
Bibliography : Jousse Enterprise p. 234.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
JUNYA WATANABE COMME DES GARCONS tweed coat
By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Brown tweed coat with raw edges from Junya Watanabe as seen on the runway Fall 2003. Size M. Approximate measurements are as follows: bust 38", shoulder 14", hip 40", arm length 25"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coats and Outerwear
Set of Eight Sandows Chairs by Rene Herbst
By René Herbst
Located in Hudson, NY
Nickel-plated frame with elastic cord seating. From an Herbst design in 1928, these from a 1980s edition. Reduced in price from $4200 set to $3200 set.
Category
Late 20th Century Chairs
Rene Herbst - Book on 20th century furniture designer
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket in very good condition. This is the 1990 first edition which is now out of print, so it is scarce. 363 pages profusely illustrated throughout in colour...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Other
