With the recent acquisition of Viyet, the online marketplace for interior design, Sotheby’s expands its market for vintage and antique furniture, decorative objects, and accessories.There has been a tremendous increase in the number of cleints choosing to engage with Sotheby’s online. In 2017, Sotheby’s staged 36 successful online-only auctions with online buyers spending more than $180 million. Viyet’s business model complements Sotheby’s existing suite of services across a number of categories, platforms, and price points. With Viyet onboard, buyers and sellers can transact immediately, instead of waiting for an upcoming auction. Sotheby’s will now have a low-touch model to handle more moderately-priced items. Viyet generally lists items priced at $5,000 and below, and some have sold for as much as $100,000. Sotheby’s will provide an influx of vintage and antique material within that value range from its vast sourcing network. Sotheby’s plans to focus Viyet’s offering on these popular categories and simultaneously raise their average selling price.Tad Smith, Sotheby’s CEO, said: “Sotheby’s has centuries of experience and tremendous expertise, and Viyet is a digitally-native brand that knows how to leverage technology to serve today’s consumers. Together we share a passion for client service at the highest level. We are delighted to have Elizabeth and her team on board and look forward to broadening the range of property we handle as well as expanding the services we can offer to existing and new clients.” Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the works that are currently for sale on Viyet.
Sotheby’s Acquires Viyet, the Online Marketplace for Interior Design
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Norman Foster Designs a New Range of Tableware for Stelton
Soft geometry and simple sculptural form define the new range of tableware designed by the world’s foremost architect Norman Foster for Danish design house, Stelton.Foster takes an eclectic approach to materiality — through simple form and sensitive detailing, he ties together the unique characteristics of stainless steel, glass, and porcelain. From stainless steel wine goblets, bowls, carafe, and tray to porcelain and glass coffee cups, sugar bowl, and thermos — the range is designed for a wide range of settings and functions. While describing his new collection, Norman Foster said: “There’s a wonderful ambiguity in the power of a curve, the power of a line, whether it is defining an individual, a building, a bridge, a skyline, or a vessel. They are all part of the same family, in a way. The issues of quality, workmanship and textures is common to all these different scales. In the end, it comes down to the elements that we touch, the interface of our daily lives. The translation of a design idea through prototyping and production, and the quality of those finishes is vital. Whether that is a mass manufactured product or a handcrafted object. The common denominator is the care and love that goes into it at every stage, creating a product that is going to be part of everyday lives.”
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Adjaye Associates’ SPYSCAPE Museum Immerses Visitors into the World of Espionage
Smoked glass, glowing lights, corten steel, and fiber cement set the space for the interactive spy museum, SPYSCAPE, inviting the visitors to immerse into the world of espionage. Designed by Adjaye Associates, a range of interactive spy-themed exhibitions are housed in this 60,000-square-foot museum, located two blocks from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.Upon entering the museum, each visitor is assigned one of 11 spy identites including hacker, cryptologist, or intelligence analyst. Through interactive exhibitions and spy-themed challenges, the visitors learn how to identify lies, snake their way through laser tripwires, or complete a surveillance mission, noted ArchDaily.The museum space also houses more than 1,000 rare spy books in its book store, a café, and a gift shop. Lucy Tilley, Associate Director for Adjaye Associates, said: “It has been exciting to work with a client as truly innovative as SPYSCAPE. Thanks to their forward-thinking vision, we have been able to challenge the traditional museum typology with a design that creates a new model of visitor experience which straddles the physical and digital worlds.”
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Rem Koolhaas to Create a New Visual Identity for Moscow’s New Tretyakov Gallery
OMA will be renovating the largest museum building in Russia, the New Tretyakov Gallery. Led by Rem Koolhaas, the plans reveal creating a new visual identity for the gallery using color and material and establishing a new link to the Moscow River. The gallery houses the world’s largest and most significant collections of Russian art, including work from Kandinsky, Malevich, Chagall, and Soviet artists such as Vera Mukhina and Aleksandr Deyneka. Designed in 1964 by N.P. Sukoyan and Y.N. Sheverdyaev, the original building has been altered several times over the years making the exhibition spaces fragmented with clusters of support spaces.OMA’s intervention will reorganize the space into four sectors: Art Storage, an Education Center, the Collection, and a Festival Hall. The sectors will be connected via a pedestrian path along the Moscow river. Cutouts in the facade will open up the interiors to the sky and the city.The renovation will focus on enhancing the spatial infrastructure and removing the dysfunctional parts. Rem Koolhas stated: “We also undo the absolute separation between museum and the House of Artist, and remove a number of walls to make the different components more accessible and visible. Because of its size, it is almost impossible to consider it as a homogeneous entity; modern interventions unaffordable in Soviet times, such as escalators, improve circulation and draw together the different autonomous elements of the museum complex,” as noted by ArchDaily.
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Christie’s Auction of JF Chen Collection Exceeds Initial Sale Estimates
Christie’s auctions of JF Chen Collection concluded on February 14 with a combined total of $1,353,658, exceeding the initial sale estimates. The top lot was a Chinese gold and silver-inlaid bronze tapir-form vessel, “Zun” from 17th/18th century, which sold for $100,000 against a low estimate of $40,000.Registered bidders from 28 countries across six continents — Europe, Asia, North America, Australia, South America, and Africa — participated in the auction. The collection was sold across two sales with a live auction on February 13, realizing $1,232,750, and online sale from February 7 to 14, realizing $120,908.Auction Highlights:A Tibeto-Chinese Gilt-Copper Repousse Figure of a Seated Lama, 18th Century, was sold for $43,750, doubling the low estimate.Kaare Klint (1888-1954), A Three Piece ‘Addition’ Suite, designed in 1933, realized $47,500.Finn Juhl (1912-1989), A Set of Six ‘Egyptian’ Side Chairs, designed in 1949, realized $35,000.Carlo Mollino (1905-1973), A Side Chair for the Casa del Sole, Cervinia, designed 1953, was sold for $35,000.Many works offered greatly exceeded initial estimates including A ‘Star’ Tapestry, circa 1975, After Alexander Calder, which sold for three times the estimate, realizing $21,250; Elizabeth Garouste (b. 1949) and Mattia Bonetti (b. 1953), A Cabinet for a Private Commission at Dawson Place, Circa 1995, which sold for four times the estimate, realizing $22,500.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the collection.
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MVRDV Unveils Design for a New Mixed-Use Complex in Rotterdam, Netherlands
MVRDV has won the international design competition for designing the third phase of Weenapoint, a 50,000-square-meter complex in the Rotterdam Central District. The firm unveiled its design for 17,000-square-meters of space, which will feature around 300 residential units, office complex, and a life-filled commercial plinth, noted ArchDaily.The first two phases of the project — construction of the FIRST Rotterdam office towers, the completion of Weena 750, and the renovation of the site’s domed building and courtyard — were completed in 2016. In the third phase of the project, MVRDV’s dual-tower scheme will replace the existing building on Kruisplein.The architects stated: “By making recesses in both towers, the design meets urban design requirements for sunning public space. The new towers of Weenapoint phase three have 'sun cuts' at different heights that provide extra sunlight at street level. An important link in the design is the covered square in the heart of the building that connects the green courtyard of Weenapoint and the street.”
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Saucier + Perrotte Architectes Wins the 2018 RAIC Gold Medal
Montreal-based Saucier + Perrotte Architectes has been awarded the 2018 RAIC Gold Medal by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in recognition of its “significant and lasting contribution to Canadian architecture.”Led by Gilles Saucier and André Perrotte, the firm has created several notable projects over the past 30 years — the Usine C (1995) and Cinémathèque Québécoise (1997) theaters in Montreal, the First Nations Pavilion at the Montreal Botanical Garden (2001), the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (2006), the Anne-Marie Edward Science Building at John Abbott College (2012), the Stade de Soccer Montreal (2015), and the recently completed Saint-Laurent Sports Complex (2017).The firm won appreciation from the jury for “pushing boundaries of innovation while maintaining a sense of elegance and refinement.” The five-member jury wrote in their citation: “They have built and maintained a high quality of work for decades. They are one of the few firms that are recognized both nationally and internationally. The work is always innovative and interesting. It’s timeless, consistently elegant, beautifully detailed. They integrate nature beautifully,” as noted by ArchDaily.
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Interview: Viyet’s CEO Elizabeth Brown on Her Sotheby’s Connection and Trends in Online Shopping for Design
The four-year-old startup Viyet, an online marketplace for interior design, was recently acquired by Sotheby’s. We catch up with the lady who started this project with a team of three in a small Upper West Side apartment. Read on as Viyet’s CEO, Elizabeth Brown, shares her observations about the new association with Sotheby’s, popular styles in interior design, trends in buying design pieces online, and what makes Mid-Century design attractive.Interview Excerpts:What has been your vision for Viyet? Do you see it changing or evolving with the Sotheby’s association?Viyet started as a solution to a practical problem – every time you move or redesign your home, you always have great pieces that you can’t take with you, that don’t fit, or just don’t suit your taste anymore. A high-end designer sofa or table will be valuable to someone, but how do you connect to that person? We knew an amazing product was out there – it just needed the right digital channel. We weren’t sure how it would resonate within the broader market. When we launched, it was a team of three people working out of a small Upper West Side apartment. I remember the turning point: about a month after launch, we were featured in a piece in The New York Times that led to an influx of traffic, including several prominent interior designers who quickly became regular clients. We thought if the experts saw value in what we were building, then we must be on to something. We are also excited to begin serving Sotheby’s clients, as we introduce a new digital channel to be considered alongside the traditional auction model.What is Viyet’s business model and how does it benefit from partnering with Sotheby’s?Our goal is to provide an easy, seamless way to buy and sell luxury furniture and décor online. For sellers, we offer a full-service consignment solution through our network of 30-plus curators across the country, who come on-site to photograph, measure, and collect all details for a listing. From there, we recommend pricing and take care of all logistics around pickup and delivery. For buyers, we are able to offer a unique assortment of products online in real time, presented in a highly curated way. The challenge of a startup is rising above the noise and catching people’s attention, so to immediately align with a historic, well-known brand like Sotheby’s gives us an added layer of trust and allows us to reach a global network of clients that would have taken many years to build.How does Viyet stand apart from other leading brands in the online retail marketplace for interior design?In many cases, you can’t find these products anywhere else online. Often, only trade professionals can purchase them, or they are one-of-a-kind custom items or are no longer in production. Viyet introduces these pieces to an online audience for the first time, at great prices, and without the four-to-six-month wait that is typical for furniture of this quality. This is finally an option for individuals to buy a gorgeous piece with character, often for far less than what you would pay for retail. What are the most popular styles and trends in interior design?Bohemian, Farmhouse, Industrial, and Mid-Century are always popular as far as style. Going more in depth, we are seeing a return to natural elements like drift or reclaimed wood, and pieces that are more conscientiously designed, be that in how they impact the environment or the community where they are produced. Trends that continue to hold in 2018 are Scandinavian and Mixed Metals. Vintage pieces are always top sellers as well.Would you like to share any interesting observation or trend related to buying design pieces online?Our clients, particularly the designers, love buying custom pieces. These can vary from iconic pieces that have been reupholstered to pieces that are custome designed from scratch. These are unique pieces that cannot be found just anywhere. As far as trends, we always do well with clean transitional pieces that can easily blend in any environment (modern or classic).Why do you choose to specialize in Mid-Century design?We don’t necessarily specialize in Mid-Century Modern, although we carry a substantial amount of items from that period. I don’t think the draw to this particular style will ever fade. There is a simplicity and an understated charm to it. Plus, many of the pieces are easily matched with a lot of different styles. You can have a boho chic aesthetic with the same Mid-Century pieces you can use to decorate a Park Avenue penthouse. We don’t believe one size fits all; it’s always refreshing to see how our buyers choose to use what they find on Viyet.Any new services that are on the cards in collaboration with Sotheby’s?Currently, Sotheby's has more inbound material than it can sell online and in live auctions; owning Viyet will make it easier for Sotheby’s to accept entire estates. Specifically, Viyet will be the place to find incredible pieces from Sotheby’s decorative arts and furniture categories offered for around $5,000 (and below). In the future, we may offer even more items from other categories, but for now, we’ll be concentrating on those particular ones.
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Architects for AIA College of Fellows for 2018 Announced
Two international architects and 152 Americans and have made it to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) prestigious College of Fellows for 2018. The designation is given to members who have made a “significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession.”Some of the notable names in this year’s list include Craig E. Dykers of Snohetta, Vishaan P. Chakrabarti of Partnership for Architecture and Urbanism, Pablo Castro of Obra Architects, Matthew Kreilich of Snow Kreilich Architects, David M. Leven of LEVENBETTS, Paul M. Lewis of LTL Architects, Lawrence P. Kearns of Wheeler Kearns Architects, and John Cetra of CetraRuddy. The two international architects who have been elevated are Japan’s Taro Ashihara of Taro Ashihara Architects and Thailand’s Sathirut Tandanand of Dhevanand Co. Ltd.Approximately 3 percent of the AIA’s total membership of 90,000 are recognized as fellows, noted ArchDaily.
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Countdown Begins for the 2018 Pritzker Prize
The countdown to 2018 Pritzker Prize has begun. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the award and the winner will be announced on March 7, 2018.Considered as the most important award in the field of architecture, the award was initiated by Jay Pritzker through the Hyatt Foundation and was first presented in 1979 to the American architect Philip Johnson. The legacy of the award has continued for the past forty years recognizing the work of an individual or a group of individuals who have produced “consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture.”Past laureates include Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Kazuyo Sejima, Oscar Niemeyer, Peter Zumthor, Alejandro Aravena, and Toyo Ito, amongst others. The 2017 Pritzker Prize was given to three individuals — Carme Pigem, Rafael Aranda, and Ramon Vilalta — founders of the Spanish firm of RCR Arquitectes, noted ArchDaily.
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R & Company to Present Designers at The Armory Show
R & Company will be participating for the first time in the upcoming Armory Show with an eclectic collection of historical and contemporary design. R & Company’s driving principle behind the collection has been to identify and present historical and contemporary designers who “push the limits of their respective crafts and challenge the division between art and design.”The gallery will present some of the latest coveted objects from contemporary designers including Jeff Zimmerman’s hand-blown glass vessels, Katie Stout’s playful ceramic girl lamps, and Ashley Hicks’ colorful totem sculptures. Another highlight would be the playful new ceramic works by The Haas Brothers from their “Accretion” and “Fairy Berry” series along with a group of fantastical beaded creatures from their “Afreaks” series. Dana Barnes’ two woven carpets infused with multi-colored fibers and bound in a painterly technique developed by the artist, will also be on view.The Armory Show runs from March 8 to March 11, 2018, at Piers 92/94, 711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019For more information, visit: https://www.thearmoryshow.comClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the collection.
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Johannes Nagel: “Vessels, Perhaps” at Gallery FUMI, London
The ceramic works of Johannes Nagel seem to entertain as jazz does. A stunning and one-of-a-kind exhibition of Nagel’s ceramics is being displayed at Gallery Fumi. The gallery’s London venue is hosting “Vessels, Perhaps” until April 28, 2018.The exhibition features a series of intriguing and unique ceramic works. There is a sense of “provisionality” about the works of ceramicist Johannes Nagel. The audience knows they are finished because they are glazed, fired, and presented, but they allow for continued questioning of the concept of the vessel — what it signifies, what memories of other objects it evokes, and the deep conventions of the ceramic discipline. Nagel has the agility to work in accretive and reductive ways: his vessels may be thrown, built, collaged, or cast in moulds excavated in sand. The vessels of the (New Jazz) Isolator series are like the cores made by a huge auger as it is withdrawn from the ground, bringing with it different textures and gauges of material: the strata of the earth. Here one can see vast, central cylinders, thrown and built, bear blades of clay on their outer surfaces. These are established in a regular distribution, and then variously torn and disrupted. The artist speaks of these works as analogous to jazz: improvised, riffing on a rhythmic form. In groups they play upon each other, while each work has its own compositional integrity.The exhibition will be on view through April 28, 2018 at Gallery FUMI, 2 Hay Hill, Mayfair, London W1J 6AS, UK. For details, visit: https://galleryfumi.com Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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South American Architects Sandra Barclay and Gloria Cabral Win 2018 Women in Architecture Awards
The Architectural Review and The Architects’ Journal’s 2018 Women in Architecture awards will be presented to two South American architects — Sandra Barclay and Gloria Cabral. Both the architects have been recognized by the jury for their mastery of materials.Peruvian architect Sandra Barclay has been awarded this year’s Architect of the Year award for her work on Peru’s Site Museum of Paracas Culture (Museo de Sitio de Paracas). The museum — built on a site that was destroyed in a 2007 earthquake — is designed to work with and withstand the harsh environment of the Paracas Desert. The jury stated: “Aware of the lack of control onsite and limited resources, the architects responded to the lack of context with a design that is both robust and simple, yet powerful, and even its man-made imperfection adds value to the building.”Paraguayan architect Gloria Cabral has been awarded the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture. Cabral is known for elevating humble materials in inventive ways. According to the jury: “Beyond her deep understanding of materials and construction, Cabral showed a sensitive appreciation of the life and use of the buildings she designs. Her commitment is extraordinary and her passion is infectious,” noted Arch Daily.
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“Modern Design” at The Fine Art Society, London
Now on display at The Fine Art Society is an exhibition titled “Modern Design,” featuring British and European twentieth century design, especially furniture. The show is taking place at the society’s London venue until March 27, 2018.The exhibition presents works by British artists presented alongside pieces of furniture by renowned designers Sir Terence Conran and Sir Basil Spence, as well as European designers Willem Lutjens, Borge Mogensen, Erik Andersen, and Hans Jorgensen Wegner.Founded in London in 1876 by a group of like-minded collectors led by William Longman of the publishing family; Archibald Stuart-Wortley MP, who was also a fine amateur artist; and Marcus Bourne Huish (1843–1921), lawyer, editor, writer and collector, who became the first Managing Director, while at the same time editing The Art Journal. Huish was a great Japanophile and one of the founders of the Japan Society. The early success of the gallery was based on publishing engravings of popular paintings. The Fine Art Society has two premises — one on New Bond Street, Mayfair, occupied since 14th February 1876, and given a new entrance facade in 1881 by E.W.Godwin (1833–1886); and the other in Dundas Street in Edinburgh’s New Town. The exhibition will be on view through March 27, 2018 at The Fine Art Society London 148 New Bond Street London W1S 2JT.For details, visit: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/the-fine-art-society/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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Porcelain Tableware Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s Paintings
Ceramic artist Seo-Yeon Park’s latest ceramic collection “Botanical Garden” is inspired from the paintings of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The delicate, warped edges of the ceramics and the palette of light lilac, deep green, and purple tones recall O’Keeffe’s magnified flower paintings especially, “The Black Iris.” The ceramic works, when nestled inside one another, give the impression of a flower, noted Dezeen.According to artist Seo-Yeon, the “intensity of color” and “simplicity of form” in her works is inspired from O’Keeffe’s quote: “I paint because color is a significant language to me.” Seo-Yeon achieves the colors in her works by mixing multiple pigments with high-purity white porcelain clay, which is then fired at a temperature of around 1280 degrees, giving her works the finish of a polished stone. The designer unveiled her “Botanical Garden” series at the recently held International Collect Art Fair in London. Seo-Yeon Park’s work was featured by Seoul-based gallery Sikijang at the fair.
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Kengo Kuma Transforms an Old Shipyard into a Multi-Use Complex
Kengo Kuma has transformed an old shipyard in Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district in Pudong into a new multi-use complex. The 1972 building featured large interior spaces for holding ships, which has now been converted into a 9,000 square meter mixed-use complex, named “Shipyard 1862.”During the massive refurbishment project, Kuma has preserved the structural and material integrity of the building. On the West façade, large clay bricks in different shades of red are suspended by eight millimeter steel cables creating a pixelated gradient brick system, which recalls the old structure in a contemporary way. The architect says: “Materiality transcends beyond the visual experience, as it requires all five senses of the human body to engage it, to remember it.”Void spaces inside the building highlight its monumentality and verticality. An 800-seat theater in the east wing frames panoramic views of the Puxi skyline. The West wing houses commercial spaces. A five-story east-west atrium links two smaller north-south atriums, acting as connectors between the city and the Huangpu Riverfront, noted ArchDaily.
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Maki and Associates’ ‘The Bihar Museum’ Opens in Patna, India
The city of Patna in India is now home to a new art and cultural space — the Bihar Museum. Designed by Maki and Associates, the museum houses a rich variety of art treasures from the region, and includes event and education spaces that “nurture a newfound sense of pride and connection to Bihar’s storied history,” noted ArchDaily.Located on a 5.3-hectare plot along Bailey Road, the space has been designed by Maki and Associates as a “campus” with interconnected landscape of buildings and exterior spaces, in response to the site’s low-scale surroundings and lush tree growth. Each program zone has been given a distinct presence and all zones are interconnected through interior and exterior courtyards and corridors.The museum design weaves the natural environment within the “campus,” creating a rich visual experience for the visitors and capturing the change in seasons. The use of weathered steel on the museum’s exterior creates a vibrant contrast to the green surroundings and also tips a hat to India’s historical achievements in metallurgy.The museum aspires to create a lasting educational impact, especially for the children of Bihar, through world-class permanent and temporary exhibits. Maki and Associates won the project in an International competition in 2011, beating entries from Coop Himmelblau, Norman Foster and Partners, Snohetta, and Studio Daniel Libeskind.
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MoMA Announces Winners of the 2018 Young Architects Program
“Hide & Seek” by Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Dream The Combine, in collaboration with Clayton Binkley of ARUP, has been announced as the winner of the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1’s annual Young Architects Program. This year’s construction features nine intersecting elements arrayed across the MoMA PS1 courtyard creating a responsive, kinetic environment. The installation will open in June 2018 and serve as the setting for the 21st season of Warm Up, MoMA PS1’s outdoor music program.Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers take inspiration from the crowd, the street, and the jostle of relationships found in the contemporary city. Through suspended mirrors, a cloud of mist and light, a large-scale hammock, and other elements, “Hide and Seek” fosters unexpected interactions and creates surprising visual connections within the courtyard and onto the streets.Sean Anderson, Associate Curator in MoMA’s Department of Architecture and 2 Design, said: “As art can and should move through walls, so too does Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers’s architecture that restages how and why communities interact with the Museum. The materials deployed will not just be its reflective ‘runway,’ illuminated overhead misting networks, or even an expansive hammock for lounging, but a scaled system that addresses multiple publics with the impassioned statement, ‘You Are Here.’”
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Indian Architect Balkrishna Doshi Wins the 2018 Pritzker Prize
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has been awarded the 2018 Pritzker Prize, the highest honor in the field of architecture.Born in India’s Pune city in 1927, Doshi, as he is fondly called, worked with Le Corbuiser and Louis Kahn during the initial years of his architecture practice. Over the years, the architect has combined his learning from the two modern masters with acute local sensibility. In his career spanning 70 years, he has completed more than 100 projects including a number of low-cost housing developments. In 1954, Doshi had stated: “It seems I should take an oath and remember it for my lifetime: to provide the lowest class with the proper dwelling.” Later, he went on to create Aranya Low-Cost Housing Development in Indore, home to over 80,000 people, which got him the 1993-1995 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Some of his notable projects include the Ahmedabad School of Architecture (1966); his own studio “Sangath” featuring concrete barrel vaults, sunken communal spaces and water features; and his experimental, cave-like gallery Amdavad ni Gufa (1995).The Pritzker jury, comprising Richard Rogers, Sejima Kazuyo, Glenn Murcutt, and Martha Thorne, stated: “Balkrishna Doshi constantly demonstrates that all good architecture and urban planning must not only unite purpose and structure but must take into account climate, site, technique, and craft, along with a deep understanding and appreciation of the context in the broadest sense. Projects must go beyond the functional to connect with the human spirit through poetic and philosophical underpinnings. For his numerous contributions as an architect, urban planner, teacher, for his steadfast example of integrity, and his tireless contributions to India and beyond, the Pritzker Architecture Prize Jury selects Balkrishna Doshi as the 2018 Pritzker Laureate.”On receiving the honor, Doshi said: “My works are an extension of my life, philosophy, and dreams trying to create treasury of the architectural spirit. I owe this prestigious prize to my guru, Le Corbusier. His teachings led me to question identity and compelled me to discover new regionally adopted contemporary expression for a sustainable holistic habitat,” as noted by ArchDaily.
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Wright to Present the Most Important Collection of Post-war Italian Glass in May
Great news for glass enthusiasts and collectors of post-war design! Wright will be presenting one of the most significant private collections of post-war Italian glass ever assembled at an upcoming auction in May. The collection, built with passion and enthusiasm over the course of several years by a Chicago couple, features more than one hundred works with important pieces by Paolo Venini, Ercole Barovier, and Dino Martens. The post-war Murano Glass designs are characterized by the use of vivid colors and strong patterning found in the op-art, expressionist painting, and graphic design of those times.Highlights of the sale include an extraordinary Con Macchie vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini and originally owned by Kitty Baldwin Weese, co-founder of the renowned Baldwin Kingrey Gallery in Chicago. The Venini portion of the sale also features an encyclopedic collection of Bianconi’s iconic Pezzati, Spichhi, and Fasci works. An outstanding and comprehensive group of geometric designs by Ercole Barovier includes some of the rarest examples, most notably an unrivaled and monumental five-color Intarsio vase. Important works by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso include a rare and exceptionally beautiful Oriente Geltrude vase as well as several examples from the Eldorado series, and a rare undulating Sirventese vase.“Important Italian Glass: A Private Chicago Collection” will be presented at an auction in Chicago on May 23, 2018. All lots will be exhibited in Wright’s New York gallery from May 9 to May 23, 2018.
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