furniture, art & design
Aldo Van Den Nieuwelaar (Nl. 1944-2010)
Globe Floor lamp. Domani, 1970s.
35 x 35 x 130cm high
A rare floorlamp from the ‘Globe’ series, designed by Dutch architect and designer Aldo van den Nieuwelaar.
Lamps designed by Aldo van den Nieuwelaar such as this one were all produced in small quantities. It has an elegant minimalist one section curved white metal stem with large glass sphere that nests comfortably onto it.
Price: 1.400 euro
Sculptural palm wood furniture. Circa 1970s.
Unusual side chair (& table) РHand-crafted/carved from solid palm wood (coconut wood). Originally purchased in the 1970s. The chair has a new drop-in boucl̩ upholstered seat.
Price: Chair: 1.220 euro / Table: SOLD
Afra & Tobia Scarpa (Italy 1935- Now)
‘Soriana’ Lounge Chairs & Ottoman. Cassina 1970s / early edition.
Two early edition chairs and ottoman. The chairs do have issues with the upholstery (fading/ a few holes and staining) and would benefit from being reupholstered. The ottoman is in better condition with minor signs of age and use.
Price: Chairs – 5.700 euro (pair) / Ottoman 2.350 euro
Paolozzi elephant
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi KBE, RA (Uk 1924-2005)
Acrylic resin / linoleum. 1970s.
Cubist elephant advertising box. Acrylic resin / linoleum. Circa 1970s.
The Scottish graphic designer and sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi was commissioned by the linoleum company Nairn Floors to promote their products to architects and designers in the 1970s. Of the 3000 made, a limited number have survived and are coveted by collectors. Examples can be found in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria & Albert Museum etc.
The top of the elephant is a lid that can be removed to reveal an inner compartment containing a selection of pamphlets/ brochures. One of the brochures details the design process from conception to the production stage of the elephant itself.
It has the artists impressed signature and is marked as number 630 from an edition of 3000. It has a presentation card with an indistinct signature (R/D?.Day) as well as all the pamphlets that were supplied with the box (One of the pamphlets has suffered some water damage that has resulted in all the pages sticking together unfortunately but the rest are all still intact) As often happens with these, the elephant’s trunk has been glued back on at some point during its lifetime.
39 x 14 x 29cm high
Price: 1,590 euro
Vico Magistretti (Italy 1920-2006)
Black aniline leather corner sofa. Cassina 1970s
A rare model ‘Flandra’ four part sofa manufactured by Cassina, Italy 1970s.
A very comfortable sofa – manufactured to the highest quality.
Price: 4.250 euro
Verner Panton (Denmark 1926-1998)
VP-Europe lamp. 1977. Manufactured by Louis Poulsen in the late 1970s.
Chromed plastic foot with moulded glass shade. The lamp’s name Europa derives from the series of lighting designed by Verner Panton for the hotel Europa in Lugano.
This large table lamp has a diameter of 48cm and a height of 63cm which is particularly big for a table lamp. The main component is a mouth-blown shade made of clear and frosted glass. The red painted lamp cap produces beautiful light effects within the lamp.
This lamp was only produced over a short period of time which when combined with the complexity of moulding the glass shade make it one of Verner Panton´s most rare and sought-after lamps.
Price: 2,995.00 euro
Sep Ruf (Germany, 1908 -1982)
Brutalist German steel floor lamp attributed to architect Sep Ruf. Circa 1970s.
Price: 1,600 euro
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