Their latest sale, Design, takes place on 12th June in New York and is further proof they're the coolest outfit on the auction scene. The die cut, Newson-inspired catalogue is beautiful enough to merit auctioning itself. Traditional auction catalogues suffer slightly by being a bit dowdy; in some cases (and no names obviously) you can almost smell the mothballs through the paper. But Phillips’ catalogue is a world apart, designed by hip London outfit John Morgan Studio and proof that well-lit, well-styled photographs only show the lots off better.
In terms of lots, it’s a healthy spread of staple 20th and 21st century names and designs with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. By good measure, in one particular case we mean charity. Following the displacement of his mother and 103-year old grandmother, all proceeds from Philip Michael Wolfson’s ‘Linedesk Pink’ will go to the Make It Right Foundation, helping to rebuild post-Katrina New Orleans.
Elsewhere, we’re excited by a collection of 20 Perriand wall lights, some beautiful Shiro Kuramata creations and giddy for a Prouve ‘Director’ desk in oak and yellow steel. One of the biggest talking points though is likely to be Jeroen Verhoeven’s ‘Cinderella’ table for Demarkersvan. A gawky but enchanting creation, made up of 700 layers of plywood, manufactured and assembled by computer, then finished by hand.
INFORMATION
Website
http://www.phillipsdepury.com/
Telephone
Sale Enquires: Design Department +1.212 940 1268
Address
Phillips de Pury & Company
450 W. 15th Street
New York City
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