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Up for auction in Philadelphia, the “Minguren I” coffee table, which has an oval table top made of Oregon myrtle and American black walnut references George Nakashima’s upbringing in the Pacific Northwest but was constructed in his longtime Pennsylvania-based studio.
PHILADELPHIA, PA Freeman’s, the prestigious Philadelphia auction house, will present a Select Design auction June 8 featuring 11 works by renowned furniture artist George Nakashima, as well as pieces by Tiffany Studios, Samuel Yellin, and Michael Graves.
Freeman’s is well-known for its sale of Nakashima furniture; in 2020 alone, it sold 67 works by the renowned New Hope furniture maker. “Select Design underscores this reputation for our careful stewardship of Nakashima furniture. An auction highlight is an exceptional 1961 “conoid” desk, in which a characteristic asymmetrical design is rendered in English walnut, American black walnut, rosewood, and hickory (Lot 13; estimate: $60,000-80,000),”
Julianne Moore on important design
Julianne Moore on important design
Sotheby’s presents a conversation on design, featuring actor and collector Julianne Moore in conversation with curator Glenn Adamson, on the occasion of its ‘Important Design’ sales in Paris and New York (25-26 May 2021) featuring works from the 20th and 21st century
Pair of ‘Étoile’ table lamps by Alberto Giacometti, part of Julianne Moore’s design selection from Sotheby’s ‘Important Design’ auction of 20th and 21st century pieces
Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor Julianne Moore is an avid design collector. Her passion for design, she explains, started in her youth, when she was first exposed to Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Akari’ lamps. ‘As a person in their early twenties who was trying to learn about design, I would go to design stores and museums, and that’s where you would find a little “Akari” lamp that you could afford,’ she says. ‘There I was, interested in these objec