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Villa Mairea, Finland. Photo by Raimo Lantelankallio (detail)
Design12 August 2026

Alvar Aalto's Architecture Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Collection of Jean & Terry de Gunzburg – Design Masters exhibition. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Design23 April 2026

Claude Lalanne Mirrors Fetch $33.5 Million at Sotheby’s

Home of Jean & Terry de Gunzburg, New York, 2026. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Design20 April 2026

The de Gunzburg Collection: Sotheby’s Most Valuable Single-Owner Design Sale

The Cone Chair, designed by Danish architect Verner Panton and featuring a single support point in a stainless steel base, was presented on January 28, 1961, in Paris, France. (Photo: Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (detail)
Design26 February 2026

Verner Panton: 5 Things to Know

Vogue, November 01, 1971 - A wool-covered sculpture of a sheep, by Francois-Xavier Lalanne, in designer Yves Saint Laurent's home in Paris. (Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast via Getty Images) (Detail)
Design22 January 2026

Barnebys' Trend Report 2026: Interiors with Presence

François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Hippopotame Bar, unique piece, 1976, copper, nickel silver, stainless steel, brass, lacquered wood, stamped FXL / 76 / URY, 105 x 190 x 68 cm. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Design12 December 2025

Iconic Lalanne Hippopotamus Bar Breaks Designer Object Record at Sotheby’s

Man Ray (1890-1976), ‘Noire et Blanche’, 1926. Photo in the public domain
Design2 May 2025

Art Deco: The Great Celebration

Photograph of the Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro (1933–2025), circa 1960. Photo public domain.
Design12 February 2025

Remembering Finnish Designer Yrjö Kukkapuro

Marcel Breuer, Long Chair, ca. 1935-1936. Molded and laminated plywood, 31 3/4 x 24 x 51 in. (80.6 x 61 x 129.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund. Photo in the public domain (detail).
Design2 October 2024

Design in Focus: Marcel Breuer's 'Long Chair'

The Savoy Hotel auction, featuring over 1,800 items from the hotel's historic rooms, will be held on 7-8 August. Photo © Pro AuctionSponsored
Design23 July 2024

The Savoy Auction: Historic Luxury Meets Modern Sustainability

WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Jim Carrey attends the L.A. special screening of Paramount's "Sonic The Hedgehog" at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2020 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/WireImage) (detail)
Design15 July 2024

Jim Carrey's Art and Design Collection Heads to Bonhams

Cheetah Plains villa Karula from the bush. Photo © Cheetah Plains
Design24 June 2024

Top 9 Art and Design-Focused Summer Escapes

Villa Necchi Campiglio (detail). Photo © FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano
Design2 May 2024

The Beauty of Villa Necchi Campiglio

An armchair by Gaetano Pesce "UP5 Donna and UP6 1969" is displayed at the Museum of Italian Design at the Palazzo dell'Arte della Triennale on April 14, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images (detail)
Design8 April 2024

Remembering Gaetano Pesce

Giancarlo Mattioli, Tischleuchte "Nesso", Ausführung Artimide nach 2020, Polycarbonat, 64 x 23 cm. Foto © Catawiki (Detail)Sponsored
Design3 April 2024

From a Jaguar Convertible to Lady Dior: Luxury Without Reserve

The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. Photo by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (detail)
Design20 March 2024

Will Montmartre Become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Anna Bodin's living room. Image © Anne Nyblaeus (detail)
Design7 March 2024

More is More: Inside Anna Bodin's Eclectic Home

Exhibition "Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World", Fondation Louis Vuitton, January 2020. Photo by Gabriel Fernandes from São Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons (detail)
Design27 February 2024

Chic Seats: 5 French Chair Designers You Should Know

Ikea catalogues. Photo © Växjö Auktionskammare
Design12 February 2024

How Ikea Won the Masses

The magnificent property includes two 10,000-square foot mansions each with a swimming pool and one tennis court. Image © Concierge Auctions via Sotheby's (detail)
Design26 December 2023

An Art Publisher's $150 Million Hamptons Estate at Auction

Josef Frank: The Definition of Modern Swedish Design
Design19 December 2023

Josef Frank: The Definition of Modern Swedish Design

Victorian gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Design18 December 2023

Gingerbread Cottages: Designing an American Victorian Fairytale

Joe Colombo (1930 - 1971), Tube Chair, designed circa 1969 and manufactured by Flexform. Photo © Sotheby's
Design4 December 2023

The Design Classics of the Future

View of the living room of the Maison Sémonville. Courtesy John Coury © Guillaume de Laubier via Aguttes (detail)
Design19 October 2023

The Décor of Paris' Maison Semonville Goes to Auction

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