WITHOUT WORDS BY SARA PITTMAN

Sara Pittman’s abstractions present dreamy perspectives of fogged colors. Like a comfortable descent into sleep; Pittman’s work shows controlled use of warm and cool tones to create a balanced, yet striking artwork. Her diverse applications of paint allow textures to create and disrupt the visual depth in a painting. Without Words is an enticing display of thin, effervescent layers of paint contrasted against delicate scrapes and fine textures. 

CIPOLLA PENDANT LAMP BY MASSIMO VIGNELLI FOR VENINI

Possibly the most influential designer of the 20th century, Massimo Vignelli collaborated with Venini to create the Cipolla Pendant Lamp. Vignelli's unique mindset as a designer allowed him to refresh how glass was used in lamps. By focusing on the material strengths of glass, while giving attention to its natural beauty, Vignelli produced a series of lamps that are graceful, stunning, and functional. Made with hand blown Murano glass, this fixture utilizes the Sommerso technique. This allowed Vignelli to layer light diffusing opal glass with patterned glass to give the fixture its curved stripes. By giving attention to these details, Vignelli created a lamp that is more luminous than a traditional lampshade while being just as beautiful when not in use.

CIEL BY STEPHEN ELIOTT WEBB

Stephen Elliot Webb’s liquified contours guide your eyes through his compositions. A marbled white and baby blue are used to lay out a serene background, while stretched marks of navy blue tie together the canvas with added depth and contrast. On top of all this are splatters of light greens, dispersed freely among the painting. At a distance, the artwork's background billows and undulates, while up close your eyes get lost in the density of pours, drips, and strokes Webb uses to create his paintings. Ciel is finished in an elegant aluminum frame that accentuates its sharp lines and crisp hues. 

MIGRANTS 33 BY KRISTA SVALBONAS

Krista Svalbonas' investigations into regional architecture are perfect pairings for our current exhibition Perriand in the Mountains. Focusing on Svalbonas' personal history of her immigration and transitioning between major U.S. cities, Svalbonas collages photographs together to create an accumulation of experiences both visual and felt.

DAPHNE AND CHLOE BY MARC CHAGALL

Marc Chagall's lithograph Daphne and Chloe reminds us of some of the more natural and leisurely elements that we have been thinking about while putting together our exhibition of Perriand's furniture. A leisurely afternoon under a tree, a secret getaway with intimate moments. All of these things enlighten the aura of Perriand's Les Arcs pieces. 

LES ARCS SCREEN BY CHARLOTTE PERRIAND

One of the masterpieces we are honored to have in this exhibition is a dividing screen designed by Perriand. Originally used in Les Arcs, this screen was so loved by Perriand that she incorporated it into her own atelier to separate her office and creative spaces. Remarkably elegant, Perriand considered even the most minute details in its creation. One example of this is the arrangement of nails fastening the wood together. Aligned diagonally, spaced 5 rows apart, the nails become a line that draws your eye through the grid, rather than being an unsightly aspect of this screen's construction. This historic, graceful, and exquisitely handmade piece defines the Les Arcs collection. Perriand's influence in design can be seen everywhere, yet there is nothing quite like these works. Our exhibition, Perriand in the Mountains, is on display until Sunday, May 27th.

URBAN HAIKU (WINTER) BY PAMELA STAKER

Pamela Staker's Urban Haiku switches up her normal uses of colors. In this work, there are predominant tones, but no predominant colors. Each stroke peeks out of other brushed moments. Her favorite violet is front and center, but it serves as a guideline rather than a form to be seen. In the background flat panes serve two purposes, wall and expanse. Differing from her larger pieces, the marks are more compact and thin, building a delicate composition. Pamela's painted meditation on urban forms masterfully captures the colors and chaos of city life.  

OBELIA MEDUSA BY NICHOLAS KRIEFALL

Nicholas Kriefall's poetic abstractions create worlds of cloudy colors. Balancing between an endless fall into darkness and euphoric brightness, Kriefall manages to create mildly textured deep abstractions that twist and wind like a Lewis Carol novel. His title's subject, the Obelia Medusa, is a very small predatory animal related to jellyfish. Medusa is a categorization of Obelia likely given because this form has many offshoots that look like the snaked head of the Greek monster Medusa. Whether one looks into this work as a reflecting pool, or an underwater world teeming with tiny animals, Kriefall's Obelia Medusa transports you to the worlds between myth and reality. 

SET OF CLAM CHAIRS BY PHILIP ARCTANDER

These Clam Chairs have exploded in notoriety over the past few years. The frenzy started when a pair was misattributed to the phantom designer Martin Olsen. Previously unknown for his designs, Philip Arctander (1916-1994) was an independent architect in Copenhagen, Denmark. Though he is most well known for his role as the director of the Danish Building Research Institute, a few of his furniture designs persist through today, with the Clam Chair being most prevalent. Arctander's design combines a surreal playfulness with extreme comfort, and was decades ahead of its time when he first designed it. 

With spring blooming before our eyes, we thought it might be nice to select some pieces of our inventory that liven our spirits and make us think of the fresh air, great sunshine, and blossoming trees.

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Arthur Umanoff Serving Tray

Set of Cleo Baldon Stools

Edward Wormley for Dunbar 4799 Square Mirror

Hans Wegner Royal Blue Rocker

Wood

One of the great things about classic modern furniture is the patina their wood accrues over years of love and usage. Simultaneously hearty and rustic, wood plays nicely in any interior looking to add a touch of natural to its design.

Arthur Umanoff is known for his wrought iron, delicate wood constructions. This serving tray displays his unique sensibilities with wood. Made of Taverneau wood with reed handles, it is a simple and elegant accent to freshen up your living room or nightstand.

The Cleo Baldon Stools combine rich leather, metal, and wood for an angular barstool with a little bit of personality.

This Edward Wormley Mirror designed for Dunbar features thick glass with a mahogany frame, all parts are original from its production in the 1950s. Wood simply does not grow like this anymore, making this a one of a kind addition to your home.

Not all wood has to be brown though, our blue Hans Wegner Rocking Chair has a stained finish, allowing the original wood grain to show through while still having a vibrant tone to add contrast to your interior. 

Natural and Woven Fibers

Organic fibers like linen or wool can add a bit of soft texture and color without overpowering a piece of furniture. Fabrics can have a vintage possibly historical feel, or be crisp clean and revive an interior with contemporary texture and color. This set of 4 chairs designed by Eva + Niles Koppel are an excellent melding of fabric and wood. 

This sofa designed by Grete Jalk for France + Daverkosen has been reupholstered in a Charcoal Grey Maharam Wool Felt for a modern, yet natural touch. The neutral tone can act as a ballast for the rest of the color story in your room while helping the natural beauty of the sofa's wooden frame shine.

These Chinese Mail Bags can lend a bit of refinement to your home's collection, signaling a connection between the eastern and western hemispheres with their French text. A beautifully preserved artifact with a strong history.

These Adrian Pearsall Wingback Chairs with Ottomans are one of our favorites. Reupholstered in fine linen, these historic pieces are one of Pearsall's best and stand up to the angular, sharp construction of contemporary furniture. Balancing its colors with a dark wooden frame and creamy fabric, this timeless furniture is a true collector's item. 

Set of Koppel for Slagelse Møbelvaerk Chairs

France + Daverkosen Teak Wood Sofa

Set of Vintage Chinese Mail Bags

Set of Adrian Pearsall Wingback Chairs + Ottomans

Power Shoulder

You Are Here

"Listening Bird"

"Loosely Patterned After Black Lattice"

ART

Ceramic, metal, or paintings can also lend themselves to naturalistic environments. Unlimited by the constraints of furniture, artworks can accent and round out the overall feeling of your interior.

Works like Power Shoulder by Ruth Azuiss Migdal take a powerful, earthy form abstracted from the body.

Amanda Gentry's You Are Here takes more austere form, yet maintains the careful handmade qualities of ceramics.

William Eckhardt Kohler's Listening Bird is a vibrant rendering of idyllic fields. One part fantasy and one part nature.

Loosely Painted After: Black Lattice is Lynn Basa's investigation into decaying forms. A vaguely rusty or wooden section meets against organic black and cream forms. With an eye for foreground and background interplay, this simple abstraction is quiet enough to compliment rooms but elegant enough to capture your gaze.

THE OVERGROWTH ON THE BANK BY SLATER SOUSLEY

The Overgrowth on the Bank displays Sousley’s skill of capturing light and creating movement in his work. Effortless brushstrokes and immaculate color choice compose mesmerizing scenes. Despite the movement, he manages a calmness and depth to his work that is unique. Leading a practice that translates sight to canvas, Sousley rarely sketches out his compositions before diving into the paint. Together these methods produce paintings of lush, impressionistic brushstrokes that reveal his cultivated intuition.

MOURO BY TOM JUDD

Focusing on the moment when architects were designing and building towards their visions of the future, Tom Judd’s paintings capture the uncompromising beauty of the grid. Harsh edges are greeted by curvaceous greenery. The solid surfaces of these buildings accept subtle hues of shade and light dictated by their adjacent walls or minimal roofs. The intricacies of these buildings are carefully rendered by Judd capturing a combination of their utopian elegance and bygone glory.

FURNITURE SET BY JENS RISOM FOR KNOLL

Risom initially used parachute webbing as a creative workaround during wartime material restrictions. This webbed design was the first of its kind, starting a revolution in how chairs could be made. By taking this strong webbing, bleaching it down to a neutral tone, then wrapping it around the chair’s frame; Risom innovated a way of creating long-lasting, attractive furniture from limited materials. In their original condition, this rare set of lounge and chaise lounge chairs with side tables is perfect for a collector seeking the authentic craftsmanship of these iconic pieces.