A personal review of design creations

La Bourse de Commerce—Pinault Collection (finally) opens its doors
All good things happen to those who wait. That must be a speciality in France when it comes to private initiatives to set up and open a new museum. This week opens a brand new and beautiful project developed since 2006 by François Pinault.

Italian Design Auction @Piasa
The upcoming design auction by Piasa Paris will celebrate Italian masters of the 20th-century.

French Design @ Piasa
Piasa, the Paris-based auction house, is kicking off its auction season with a comprehensive selection of French Design. Here is my personal selection.

Important Design Auction at Sotheby's
For my last Design Auction review of 2020, I look at the selection brought under the hammer by Sotheby’s. There is an impressive set of creations of Charlotte Perriand but for once, I will concentrate on the pieces from early 20th century.

American Design Auction by Piasa
Despite the current lockdown in France, Piasa is going ahead with its American Design Auction. Here is a personal selection…


Alis - A Light In Space - by Potemine
The lighting industry has experienced an extraordinary change in the last decade… Here is a brand new creation by Potemine for the next one.

Lourcine: from Military to Civil Law
In Paris’ 13th Arrondissement, the former Lourcine military barracks erected in 1875 are now home of an extension of University of Paris I. A library, a lecture theatre, classrooms and offices are now installed within the old buildings and in basement levels under the parade ground.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Paris!
The Centre Pompidou hosts a major exhibition retracing artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s years in Paris together from 1958 to 1964. After the Pont-Neuf, another Parisian landmark will be temporary wrapped in 2021: the Arc de Triomphe.

Modern Maharaja, an incredible dream
A visionary, a patron of the arts, an aesthete, an Indian royal with a passion for the European avant-garde, the Maharaja of Indore was a living legend of the 20th century from both worlds.