Auction house Piasa inaugrates its new Parisian HQ with a sale of designer Peder Moos’ unknown works

French auction house Piasa's new Paris headquarters is a 1,000 sq m space in the heart of the city's art market
Located on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, French auction house Piasa's new Paris headquarters is a 1,000 sq m space in the heart of the city's art market
(Image credit: Peder Moos)

Leading French art and design auction house Piasa has a brand new home in Paris. The current move aims at uniting its offices, showroom and gallery under one roof, in a 1,000 sq m space on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the heart of the city's art market (Artcurial, Christie's and Sotheby's all are within walking distance). It marks an important moment for the gallery, which has relocated to a space well-known to art collectors - the former headquarters of the legendary Galerie Didier Aaron.

To inaugurate the new gallery, which was unveiled during the recent Biennale Des Antiquaires, Piasa is holding a sale of American and Scandinavian design alongside a highly-anticipated auction of Peder Moos' unknown works. The Danish designer's wood works (on show until the sale, today) are extremely rare and previously unseen renditions of his craft.

What the gallery's head of design Cédric Morisset has billed as a 'revolutionary discovery' (see W* 187) is a collection of 60 pieces handcrafted by Moos, ranging from chairs and tables to smaller objects like tools, bullet-shaped pocket lamps and albums covered in wood veneer. The collection is rounded out by earlier pieces made of pine - the only type of wood the designer had access to during the wartime - and later objects in exotic woods.

Minimal forms and clever design tricks are at the core of Moos' production, and this catalogue is an encyclopedic overview of the designer and his small but graciously formed collection.

For more about how the French auction house landed on the unmapped legacy of master designer-maker Peder Moos, turn to our October issue - out now

The current move aims at uniting its offices, showroom and gallery under one roof

The current move aims at uniting its offices, showroom and gallery under one roof, which was unveiled during the recent Biennale Des Antiquaires

(Image credit: Peder Moos)

Auction house Piasa inaugrates its new Parisian HQ with a sale of designer Peder Moos

It marks an important moment for the gallery, which has relocated to the former headquarters of the legendary Galerie Didier Aaron

(Image credit: Peder Moos)

Office area with wooden furniture

To inaugurate the new gallery, Piasa is holding a sale of American and Scandinavian design alongside a highly-anticipated auction of Peder Moos' unknown works

(Image credit: Peder Moos)

Cedric Morisset pictured with some of Moos' unique designs

Cédric Morisset, head of the design department at Piasa, billed it as a 'revolutionary discovery' in our latest issue (see W* 187). He is pictured here with some of Moos' unique designs

(Image credit: Peder Moos)

The Danish designer's wood works

The Danish designer's wood works - on show until the sale today -are extremely rare and previously unseen renditions of his craft

(Image credit: Peder Moos)

The collection comprises 60 pieces handcrafted by Moos

The collection comprises 60 pieces handcrafted by Moos, ranging from chairs, bookshelves (pictured) and tables to smaller objects like tools, bullet-shaped pocket lamps and albums covered in wood veneer

(Image credit: Peder Moos)

ADDRESS

Piasa
118 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris
France

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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.