Furniture gallery R/Turpan opens in East Hampton

Design | 22 Jun 2010 | By by Sam Ballard

From left: round mirror with jacaranda frame, 1960s; ’Tour Table’ by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte; bronze bird cage with porcelain bird by David Wiseman, 2009.

R 20th Century Gallery and Turpan have merged their curatorial visions to create an exciting new gallery in East Hampton, named R/Turpan.
Launched in 1997 by Zesty Meyers and Evan Snyderman, R 20th Century brings together a fascinating edit of vintage and artist-made furniture, while Turpan - a store with branches in East Hampton and LA - features a range of objects, tableware, jewellery and accessories. Together they will provide a full spectrum of design for the home.
The new gallery will feature ceramics by Korean Hun-Chung Lee, furniture by Brazilian modernist designer Sergio Rodrigues and lighting by American born Jeff Zimmerman, among others. It will also be a space for talks and events with specific designers.

From left: ceramic stools by Hun-Chung Lee, 2010; ’Azen’ mirror by Sergio Rodrigues, 1965; ’Cone Lamp’ by Tom Dixon; ’Kilin’ lounge chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Lin Brasil, 1973, and custom made for R 20th Century, 2005; custom made ’biomorphic bubble’ hanging illuminated sculpture by Jeff Zimmerman, 2009.

From left: screen by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1965; ’Kilin’ lounge chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Lin Brasil, 1973, and custom made for R 20th Century, 2005; bronze bird cage by David Wiseman, USA, 2009; ’PK 61’ coffee table by Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen, 1960s; bronze table branches with porcelain blossoms by David Wiseman, USA, 2010; ’Magic Flute’ porcelain by Rosenthal; ’Diz’ chair by Sergio Rodrigues, for Lin Brasil, 2002, exclusively produced for R 20th Century in Brazil, 2005.

From left: set of six ’Good Design’ dining chairs by Greta Magnusson Grossman for Glenn of California, 952; dining table by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1948; horizontal ’Vine’ illuminated sculpture in brass with hand-blown opaline glass globes, by Jeff Zimmerman, 2009; serpentine light sculptures in white hand-blown glass, by Jeff Zimmerman, 2009; ’Tour Table’, designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte.

From left: ’Trans-Sep09L03’ floor lamp by Zong-Sun Bahk, Korea, 2009; ’Good Design’ dining chair by Greta Magnusson Grossman for Glenn of California, 1952; Frutiera hand-carved wood bowl by Pedro Petry, Brazil, 2006; shelving system by Naoto Fukasawa for Artek.

From left: Screen by Joaquim Tenreiro,1965; ’Kilin’ lounge chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Lin Brasil, 1973; ceramic stools, design by Hun-Chung Lee, Korea, 2010; ’Azen’ mirror by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1965; Cone Lamp, designed by Tom Dixon.

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