Phillips' Design department offers exceptional examples of 20th and 21st century design including both functional furniture and conceptual works. We are a dominant global force, unified by an acute understanding of the market and international collecting trends. Our expertise includes European Modernism and Art Deco, French, Italian and Nordic Design, International and American Aesthetic Movement and Arts and Crafts, American Modernism and Studio Craft, contemporary design, architecture, glass and ceramics.

Phillips conducts seasonal Design sales in New York, London and Hong Kong. Expertly presented and thoughtfully curated, our auctions bring together sought-after works by masters such as Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Jean-Michel Frank, Charlotte Perriand, Finn Juhl, and Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, among others.

We have achieved world record prices at auction for Peter Voulkos, Hans Coper, Jean Royère, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Dunand, Alberto Giacometti and Shiro Kuramata as well as celebrated contemporary designers such as Joris Laarman and Ingrid Donat.