Galerie Kreo tends to always beautifully meld these two periods of design, largely thanks to owner Didier Krzentowski’s passion for mid century lighting design. One piece that stood out was Gino Sarfatti’s gloriously industrial wall lights, coupled with the stunning contemporary AZO Table by François Bauchet. Kreo was a highlight.
Colour, form, balance. Everything you could ever want from a Michael Anastassiades light.
Jorge Lizarazo’s stunning copper wire rugs for Nilufar Gallery.
Jorge Lizarazo’s stunning copper wire rugs for Nilufar Gallery.
Jorge Lizarazo’s stunning copper wire rugs for Nilufar Gallery.
Nilufar Gallery from Milan was also a standout. Michael Anastassiades’ Fontana Amorosa lighting series was an obvious way to draw me in, but it was Jorge Lizarazo’s hand woven rugs that got my wow factor going. Each piece is hand woven from different oxidised strands of copper wire in Bogota. The results are truly sublime. Big want!
Maria Bruun and Anne Dorthe-Vester’s Relief cabinet for Gallery Fumi featured a striking steel archway set against stained Douglas pine panels. Photo by Benita Marcussen.
Detail View of Maria Bruun and Anne Dorthe-Vester’s Relief cabinet for Gallery Fumi. Photo by Benita Marcussen.
Carl Emil Jacobsen’s monolithic structures can be seen amongst Chamber’s eclectic mix of pieces.
Ilkka Suppanen’s stunning 3D printed Porcupine light shows a grace rarely seen with the medium.
Although small in stature, especially alongside the mammoth Art Basel offering, Design Miami / Basel did not disappoint. To see such exquisite craftsmanship, detailing and materials, alongside Europe’s best conceptual designers of today is a real pleasure. The summer sun of Basel is pretty all right too!
Some Dutch playfulness from Arnout Meijer for Victor Hunt.