This Downtown Modern Luxury Pied-a-terre will surely delight lovers of upscale Modern design.
It’s an up-scale, downsize auction featuring top, ground-breaking designers, such as Eero Saarinen, George Nelson, Philippe Starck, Alexander Girard, Charles Pollock, Piero Fornasetti, Enzo Mari, Eigil Jensen, Tokujin Yoshioka, Klaus Begasse, Anton Michelsen and Enzo Mari.
Thee are iconic furniture pieces by the very same manufacturers that defined American Modernism. They include: Herman Miller, Knoll, Kartell, Artemide, Case Furniture, BDI, Anton Michelsen, Danese, DWR, Room & Board, Restoration Hardware, Karastan, Pablo Lighting, Human Scale, Mitchell Gold+ Bob Williams, Blu Dot, Mikasa and more.
It’s a virtual homage to 20th-Century Design —With names like these, you can’t go wrong! The apartment furnishings are spare and minimalist; dominated by clean lines, with occasional sculptural forms. Rather than feeling severe, the approach is lighthearted and relaxed, with a touch of whimsy. It’s Classic Modernism at its best—Contemporary, clean and very stylish.
High-end Luxury Living — Accessible to everyone.
Down at the tip of Manhattan, this sky-top apartment floats over 40 stories up. The light, airy furnishings perfectly frame the breathtaking view, just as they will surely complement your home. Modular and versatile, they can be styled in a range of variations. Here, natural and man-made materials play nicely together, with metal, clear acrylic, extruded plastics and dense pile area rugs offsetting rich, warm teak and walnut. [The owners, having had their fill of pie-in-the-sky, are retreating to their beloved New England, with their feet firmly planted on the ground.] Their loss is your gain, as these lightly-used furnishings are begging to be carried home on the subway by their new owners
A few words about this auction’s offerings:
In this auction: George Nelson’s Slated Bench. it’s an icon of Mid-Century Modernism, designed in 1947 while he worked with Knoll. Amazingly, it looks as modern today as it did when it was designed. Whether used as a table, bench or accent piece, it will blend with anything, and with care, will serve generations.
George Nelson was an American Design Titan. At Herman Miller Furniture Company, his is credited for bringing to the company to pinnacle of modern design. Nelson’s work forever altered not only the direction of the furniture industry, but also revolutionized the way people live and work.
In this auction: Masters Chair, by Phillippe Starck. You may not realize, but you probably already have something in your kitchen, bathroom or living room designed by Philippe Starck. He’s designed everything from push-up lipstick to eyeglasses, from hotels to space stations. Starck’s “Masters” chairs are a great example of his creative genius: The design is a tribute to the works by Starck’s “Design Heroes”, combines super-imposed silhouettes of Arne Jacobsen’s “Series 7”, Eero Saarinen’s “Tulip Armchair” and Charles Eames’ “Eiffel Chair,” served with a side-helping of Starck’s signature wry humor .
“I have one word for you: Plastics.”
In this auction: Plastic furniture. Artemide Floor Lamp, Miffy lamp, Globe lamp. Our Downtown Modern auction collection features several pieces of furniture and lighting fixtures made of high-quality plastic, such as The use of plastic in furniture design began in the 1950s, and it revolutionized the way designers approach furniture design. Designers experimented with vibrant colors, geometric shapes, and transparent effects to make furniture that was lighter, more versatile (stackable) and affordable.
In this auction: Invisible Table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell. Kartell was one of the earliest (1967) manufactures to adopt plastic in their production process. They produced hugely popular designs in a range of colors, satisfying the demand for pop-art styles that were both fun and daring. Kartell and other designers have since shifted towards polycarbonate materials derived from renewable resources, ensuring their designs are both modern and environmentally friendly.
You won’t want to miss this modest (but mighty) March Madness Modern auction in lower Manhattan!
For the uninitiated: You’ll need to register with AuctionNinja.com and provide a credit card in order to take part in the bidding. The fun starts at 8PM March 26th at 8pm as the auction begins to close, and the bidding heats up. Every bid made within the last 3 minutes of a lot will extend the lot’s closing by 3 to 5 minutes. Make sure to familiarize yourself with bidding increments, buyer’s premiums, terms and conditions, and read the lot and auction descriptions carefully. A Bid is considered legally binding, and all sales are final, with no returns or exchanges. So, bid early and often, and you might get lucky enough to grab a piece of the sky!