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‘less’ table

Jean Nouvel (Fr. 1945- now)

‘Less’ Table. Molteni / France. 1990s

Steel plate. 190 x 90 x 72.5 cm high

A rare first steel edition of the ‘Less’ table by Jean Nouvel (later editions were in aluminium and lighter). The table was originally designed for Foundation Cartier office in Paris.

The top has a distinctive sunken underside, not seen when viewed from above – the result is the illusion of a wafer thin top supported by four thin legs.

Original lacquered surface in anthracite metallic grey/silver colour. In good condition – some minor scratches. The legs can be unscrewed from the top.

Price: 2,750 euro

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easylight

Philippe Starck (Fr. 1949-now)

Rare ‘easylight’ Electrorama, Circa 1980.

Floor-neon lamp. Designed around 1977, the edition was for Starck Product or Electrorama circa 1980. Stamped ‘Starck Product’.

Makrolon, polyurethane and fluorescent tube H: 142 cm. (56 inches); D: 6,7cm.(2 3/8in.). The lamp has an inbuilt mercury tilt switch (the lamp lights up when its position is slightly altered)

This lamp was most likely purchased in the Netherlands at De Bijenkorf, circa 1980. Bibliography: J.-F. Grunfeld, M.-L. Jousset, Lumières Je Pense à Vous, exhibition catalog, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, June 3-August 5, 1985, p. 158, n. 282 C. Colin, Starck, Ed Pierre Mardaga, Liège, 1988, p. 274, 278, 296

Price: 5.800 euro

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Minimalist floor lamps

Peter Nelson (UK late c20)

Aluminium / Architectural Lighting Ltd. 1960s.

Finely engineered minimalist floor lamp by Peter Nelson. (one sold / one available)

The model FFS is a rare Nelson design. These rare variations have single switches and adjustable spot lamps.

Price: 1.100 euro

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x2 Artifort Stick chairs

Bruno Ninaber van Eyben (NL. 1950-now)

Artifort. 1970s. Plywood.

The model 020 ‘Stick’ chair was designed by Dutch industrial designer Bruno Ninaber van Eyben in 1977.

The design is made up of three constituent parts that fit together: two pieces of angled plywood and a length of stick with a round profile. The stick in the middle connects the plywood pieces and functions as the backbone and strength of the chair.

These rare chairs were manufactured in very limited numbers due to the production costs and difficulties. Only 150 of these chairs were produced. Apart from its low production numbers the other reason that so few exist is because they can easily get damaged – Due to the stool’s fragility we recommend that it should be purchased by a design lover that appreciates its sculptural qualities rather than its functionality!

The plywood has been refinished.

Price: 3.950 euro (per piece)

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Traditionalist Dutch chair


Circa 1920s. A solid oak side chair in the Dutch traditionalist or Neo-Gothic manner. The chair has a very ordered and balanced appearance and combines the predominant styles of the period.

Price: 850 euro

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Cubist design vases

WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) / Attributed. Circa 1930s

Brass. 21cm and 30cm high.

Two rare sculptural vases attributed to the German metal work factory WMF. The design was inspired by Cubist or Futurist art of the period when they were produced. These vases have an elongated elegance and balanced sculptural form that works from every side. Original condition.

Price: 950 euro (the pair)

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Art Deco chairs

Modernist/Art Deco side chairs.

These Dutch oak chairs in the Haagse School (Hague School) style were manufactured in the early c20th circa 1920s-30s.

Price: 1,450 euro (per piece)

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