Name: Important Design
Start: 2019-03-21T00:00:00.000000Z
End: 2019-03-21T02:00:00.000000Z
Location: London

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144 Lots

Max Ingrand

Rare ceiling light, model no. 2379/1

Dressing table and stool

Two rare ceiling lights

Rare bookcase with integrated drinks cabinet, designed for the 'Prima mostra dell'arredamento', Como

Set of four 'Balloton' wall lights

Rare adjustable standard lamp, model no. 1033A

Tobacco box and cigarette box, model no. 1137

Lidded box and cigarette box

Unique pair of lounge chairs, designed for the living room of the Ada and Cesare Minola House, Turin

Article | Design

Featured on Whitewall: 'The Phillips Team Talks Design'

Our London team sat down with Whitewall's editors in anticipation of our Important Design auction on 21 March.

Max Ingrand

Set of eight rare wall lights, model no. 2300

Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana

Three large corner wall lights

Console and side table, designed for the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì

Vase, model no. 3638A, from the 'Diamante' series

Pair of small 'Dattilo' desks, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan

Rare 'Arcobaleno' table lamp, model no. 5912

Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano

Desk, chair and bookcase, designed for the Palazzo Gualino, Turin

Estimate

£6,000–8,000

Franco Albini

Pair of early 'Fiorenza' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan

Unique cabinet, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan

Unique desk and pair of drawer units, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan

Unique bookcase, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan

Article | Design

Impermanent and Permanent: The Collaboration of Lucio Fontana and Osvaldo Borsani

Belonging to a series of furniture created by Fontana and Borsani, a dynamically painted wardrobe in walnut highlights our month of important design in London.

Franco Albini

Set of six early 'Luisa' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan

Ceiling light, model no. 2068

Pair of rare armchairs

Set of three side chairs, designed for the Casa del Sole, Cervinia

Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender

Unique pair of armchairs, designed for villa M., Cantù

Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender

Unique sofa, designed for villa M., Cantù

Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender

Rare low table, designed for villa M., Cantù

Set of four ceiling lights, designed for the Olivetti showroom, New York

Rare chair, designed for the conference room, Lattes Publishing House, Turin

Rare games table and set of four chairs

Set of three stools, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, Florence

Wall light, model no. 225

Article | Design

Carlo Bugatti's Eclectic Impulse

Dr. Margaret J. Schmitz looks at Bugatti's influences and how they impacted his radical design œuvre.

'Carlton' room divider

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Pair of armchairs, model no. 718/F

Rare standard lamp, model no. 1004

François-Xavier Lalanne

Reading lamp, type 3/2 shades

Set of five wall lights, model no. 2368

Article | Design

George Nakashima in Dialogue with Clients and Critics

Our Design specialists revisit a 1976 review of the master American woodworker and architect's ‘Conoid’ furniture designs.

Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen and Peter Hvidt

Rare 'Domus' adjustable standard lamp, designed for the Domus Academica student complex, Helsinki

Set of twelve 'The Chair' armchairs, model no. JH501

Set of twelve 'AJ' door handles, designed for the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen

Pair of eight-armed ceiling lights, model no. 9029/8, from the 'Concerto' series

Unique drinks cabinet

Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944

Yrjö Rosola and Runar Engblom

'Laurel' mirror, model no. 2492

Yrjö Rosola and Runar Engblom

Unique cabinet, designed for the Postisäästöpankki (Finnish Post Bank)

Article | Design

VR Walkthrough: Important Design and Casa di Fantasia

Tour Important Design and Casa di Fantasia in this virtual reality walkthrough from 30 Berkeley Square in London. On view: Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Fausto Melotti and more.