Events / Exhibitions

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Design of the years 80 has today

November 14th – November 17th 2019

Paris

As part of the 20th anniversary of Design Fair Paris X Les Puces du Design, we are happy, and proud, to welcome the unique and diverse collection gathered over the last 30 years, and, thus making accessible to all, designers and architects objects that are exhausted, out of production or hard to ob- tain...

With this personal way, for the gallerist, to pay tribute to the community of designers and architects who, from the eighties to today, have been witnesses of creativity on a daily basis; we will also allow you to enter the intimacy and subjectivity of the choices of a collector with a sensitive and expert look.

These objects, which can be complex, useful, universal … are always, according to his words, «Just and emotionally charged (…) They speak of civilization and culture, savoir vivre and well- being (…) They combine the latest research and innovations, sustainable materials, attachment to the environment and the most demanding know-how. They have been created, designed and manufactured in collaboration with by the greatest contemporary design brands, indus- trials and / or artisan with a special attention to the designer’s vision and requirements.

Archetypal forms, ergonomic and reassu- ring functions, born from an original design, all these objects express themselves beyond borders and particularisms and build a uni- verse at once anchored in everyday life and open to the infinite and the imaginary …

« Design of the years 80 has today »
a diverse and singular collection
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles – hall 2.01

Tribute to:

Alvar Aalto, Ron Arad, François Azambourg, Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, François Bauchet, Marc Berthier, Max Bill, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Andrea Branzi, Achille Castiglioni, Matali Crasset, Pierre Charpin, Joe Colombo, Michele De Lucchi, Design Gallery Milano, Florence Doléac, Marie-Christine Dorner, Sylvain Dubuisson, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Olivier Gagnère, Garouste et Bonetti, Konstantin Grcic , Alfredo Haberli, Jaime Hayon, Arne Jacobsen, Hella Jonguerius, Harri Koskinen, Shiro Kuramata, Ross Lovegrove, Enzo Mari, Ingo Maurer, Alessandro Mendini, Jasper Morrison, Marc Newson, Dieter Rams, Aldo Rossi, Richard Sapper, Timo Sarpaneva, Borek Sipek, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Roger Tallon, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Martin Szekely, Tapio Wirkkala, Sori Yanagi