Auctions

A selection of lamps atop an English oak dresser

Design / 8 May 2018

Christie’s opens sale of the century with Rockefeller collection, offering Picasso to Monet

The sale of the century has opened this week; Christie’s is offering Peggy and David Rockefeller’s collection for auction in New York, hitting a collosal $646,133,594 / £476,148,559 / €541,380,911 on its opening day...

Design / 12 Apr 2018

The legend of the Ritz: Artcurial Paris announces spring auction curated by Vincent Darré

The Ritz in Paris is imbued with a self-propagating mythology. Home to Proust, Hemmingway and Coco Chanel over the years, it has become a microcosm of Parisian decadence. Following four years of extensive renovations, the famed Ritz hotel reopened its...

Zaha Hadid Design's 'Cloud' dog kennel for charity auction in London

Lifestyle / 12 Apr 2018

Zaha Hadid Design’s dog kennel joins a pack of pooch pads in London

Zaha Hadid Design is one of 65 cultural practices turning its attention to 21st-century barkitecture, in the form of beautifully designed pet pads. Part of a charity auction in the name of BowWow Haus – a collaboration between pet charity...

Design / 20 Mar 2018

Set superstar Alexandre de Betak’s Paris apartment interiors go under the hammer

For 30 years French art director, scenographer and designer Alexandre de Betak has pulled off some the fashion world’s most outstanding catwalk shows. Who could forget the 59 ft mountain of blue delphiniums he constructed in the courtyard of the...

Art / 20 Feb 2018

The hidden Le Corbusier connection in Peter Doig’s landmark painting

As a child, Peter Doig visited the home of Eberhard Zeidler, situated in the wealthy Toronto suburb of Rosedale. This house is the stated inspiration of his masterwork – The Architect’s Home in the Ravine (1991) – which is going under...

Antiques dealer and design collector Joel Chen at home

Design / 6 Feb 2018

Exploring the collections of antiques dealer Joel Chen ahead of his Christies’s auction

For the Los Angeles-based antiques dealer, Joel Chen, collecting has always been about personal taste. ‘I have absolutely no unity in my acquisitions. I just go around and see what I like,’ he says, adding, ‘The prime element would...

Design / 12 Oct 2017

Ron Arad reveals the pivotal works that are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s auction ‘Living in a Material World’ opens next week, showcasing the evolution of design with a collection curated by Tony Chambers. Ron Arad features in the show, and is offering up a whole seven lots. In this video, the...

Design / 9 Oct 2017

‘Living in a Material World’ auction at Sotheby’s: the Wallpaper* edit

Ahead of the pre-sale exhibition (13-16 October) of Sotheby’s auction ‘Design: Living in a Material World’ (17 October), its curator and Wallpaper* brand and content director Tony Chambers picks his top 30 lots. From Ron Arad’s innovative ‘Blo-Void 1’ chair...

Design / 5 Oct 2017

Own a slice of Rene Redzepi’s Noma restaurant, as its furnishings go under the hammer

Since it first opened its doors in 2003, René Redzepi’s Noma restaurant has not only helped create a new benchmark for Nordic cuisine, but also elevated the aesthetic standard for the hospitality business in general. Since closing the restaurant earlier...

Design / 26 Sep 2017

Piece corps: Wallpaper* and Sotheby’s join forces to reveal what great design is made of

‘Living in a Material World.’ It’s a brave title for an auction, perhaps. Yet for Sotheby’s design auction on 17 October, curated by our own brand and content director Tony Chambers, the title has a very literal intent: the...

Watches & Jewellery / 19 Sep 2017

Grima the great: a personal recollection of a 1960s jewellery design visionary

On the eve of the Bonhams London sale of the largest private collection of Andrew Grima jewellery ever to come to auction, we speak to the legendary London jeweller’s daughter. His design heir, Francesca Grima continues her father’s eponymous jewellery brand...

Art / 1 Sep 2017

Paper mates: Max Fraser taps creative luminaries for a charity auction with a twist

Maggie’s charity is no stranger to partnering with prominent design figures. Thomas Heatherwick, Wilkinson Eyre and OMA are among some of the names who have shaped its Cancer Caring Centres across the UK. These peaceful environments, and the artworks inside...