Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

From Light And Space To Pop And Craft: BILLINGS Unveils Its Summer Art + Design Lineup


(MENAFN- PR Newswire)

Saturday, June 28 at 10AM (Pacific)
In-person, online, absentee, and phone bidding available

This marquee sale features over 400 highly curated lots of 20th-century furniture, lighting, art, and decorative objects from across Italy, France, Scandinavia, and the United States.

Notable highlights include:

  • A rare biomorphic coffee table (1952) by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings , complete with original lime green-shaded glass.
  • An iconic "Elipsis" mosaic by California mid-century master Evelyn Ackerman .
  • A delicate and significant Weed Pot by Los Angeles-based ceramicist Doyle Lane , a pivotal figure of the Black Arts movement.
  • A debut collection of acrylic sculptures by Jackie Greber , a Light and Space artist whose work was described by Artforum as a "magically sustaining delight."

Also featured is a selection of exceptional craft furniture and studio pottery, including works by:

  • John Nyquist
  • Jack Rogers Hopkins
  • Stan Bitters
  • Peter Voulkos
  • Mineo Mizuno
  • Doyle Lane

CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

Sunday, June 29 at 11AM (Pacific)
Online-only

The following day, BILLINGS presents 100+ lots of contemporary furniture, lighting, and art from the world's most forward-thinking studios and designers. The sale includes statement pieces from heritage brands like B&B Italia , Minotti , Flos , Ligne Roset , and Louis Poulsen .

Among the standout designers represented:

  • Patricia Urquiola
  • Kelly Wearstler
  • Sebastian Herkner
  • Pierre Charpin

Re-edited modern classics are also featured, with designs by:

  • Joe Colombo
  • Eileen Gray
  • Vico Magistretti

Contemporary fine art and photography offerings include works by:

  • Brian Bowen Smith
  • Fernando Mastrangelo
  • Bradley Duncan

The sale also includes collectible objects and rare decor, including pieces by renowned pop artist KAWS .

AUCTION PREVIEW

Saturday, June 21 / 9AM–2PM
Monday–Thursday, June 23–26 / 9AM–4PM
Friday, June 27 / 9AM–9PM

PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, June 27 / 6PM–9PM

About BILLINGS

Founded in 2015 to address an absence of curated channels in Los Angeles' design market, BILLINGS offers a platform for the sale of quality modern design, furniture, art, and decorative objects.
BILLINGS' quarterly auctions feature 300–400+ lots spanning from the pedigreed to anonymous, classic to unusual, and rare to noteworthy. Heavily weighted in mid-century modern selections from the 1960s to the early 2000s, BILLINGS' catalogs represent a wide range of American and international art and design.
BILLINGS' in-house live auctions are accessible online, with options to bid in-person, online, as an absentee or by phone. Registration and pre-bidding begin three weeks before each sale.
For more information and press inquiries, contact Rich Carmichael at [email protected] or by phone at 213-584-2240 .

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