Essential Design
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2024 11 am – 2 pm1440 W Hubbard
Chicago, IL 60642
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Essential Design on July 30th offers a range of iconic and influential designs celebrated around the world, from Scandinavian staples to cutting-edge contemporary works. Highlights include a Cap d'Ail outdoor set from Mathieu Matégot and a circa 1970 desk by Xavier Marbeau, accompanied by furnishings from Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Dorothy Draper, Joseph D'Urso, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, Gerrit Rietveld, Sergio Rodrigues, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many more. Additional selections include lighting from Lindsey Adelman, Carlo Nason, Charlotte Perriand, and Paavo Tynell as well as ceramics from Robert Arneson, Guido Gambone, Gunnar Nylund, and Toshiko Takaezu, among others.
Pictured: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Barcelona chairs, pair and ottomans, pair
Knoll International
Germany / USA, 1929 / c.1975
leather upholstery, polished stainless steelchair: 31 h × 31½ w × 32 d in (79 × 80 × 81 cm)ottoman: 16 h × 25 w × 23 d in (41 × 63 × 58 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000