Collector's editions

Eames Radio

£849.00

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After developing a successful method for moulding plywood in the early 1940s, Charles and Ray Eames employed the acquired know-how to create a wide range of products – including radio cabinets. By 1952, roughly 200,000 radios with cabinets designed by the Eameses had been sold by various manufacturers One design, however, never went into production: an elegant table radio with a moulded plywood case, whose compact shape and austere, more technical look were unusual for the time. Completely conceived by the Eameses in 1946, the radio was rejected by the designated manufacturer, who wanted a 'normal design'. Charles and Ray sent photographs of the prototype to the magazine 'Interiors'; matchbooks were included in the pictures as a scale reference. Their aim was to increase the acceptance of smaller, more modern devices. However, this goal proved elusive, and the production of Eames radios was discontinued in the early 1950s More than 70 years later, Vitra has joined the Eames Office to revive the design of this compact radio, which was a favourite of Charles and Ray. Encased in an elegant walnut cabinet and equipped with up-to-date technology by the British manufacturer REVO, the Eames Radio today bears witness to the designer couple's unwavering belief in progress The Eames Radio is available in a limited edition of 999 units

Flos lighting: Arrangement 3 - Broken Line

£1,560.00

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The arrangement lighting collection is a modular system of geometric light elements that can be combined in different ways, creating multiple compositions as individual chandeliers. Each unit simply attaches onto the previous one as if resting, balancing perfectly as part of a glowing chain 'Broken Line' features a large diamond with a 90 degree bar folded over the bottom most corner Designed by Michael Anastassiades for FLOS  Supplied with round ceiling rose and cable Produces 58W of illumination

Piano: Complete Works 1966–Today, XXL Art Edition 'Menil Collection Foundation in Houston, Texas'

£900.00

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Renzo Piano rose to international prominence with his co-design of the Pompidou Center in Paris, described by The New York Times as a building that “turned the architecture world upside down.” Since then, he has continued to craft such iconic cultural spaces as the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago and, most recently, the Whitney Museum of American Art, an asymmetric nine-story structure in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District with both indoor and outdoor galleries. In London, the Piano touch has also transformed the skyline with the London Shard, the tallest building in the European Union At the age of 80, the Italian maestro retains all of his enthusiasm and kindness—and his recent roster is more impressive than ever. From freshly built museums in Athens and Santander; ongoing works in Los Angeles, Moscow, Beirut, and Istanbul; to such humanitarian interventions as the Emergency Children’s Surgery Center in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Children’s Hospice in Bologna, Italy, Piano’s career is a thrilling journey through the beauty and very essence of architecture Contains more than 200 pages illustrated by photographs, sketches, and plans, spanning Piano’s entire career to date and the many existences of his singular aesthetic Limited to 200 signed copies, this monograph is accompanied by a signed original sketch of the Menil Collection Foundation in Houston, Texas, and is packaged in one of Piano’s very own custom-built wooden cases Signed by Renzo Piano Please note: due to the weight and value of the book shipping will take between 5 and 7 days from Germany

Cartier Model of a Car

£12,495.00

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1:8th scale replica Based on the original blueprint found in the Cartier archives for a car body design based on an Itala 24HP Chassis by Rothschild et Fils, Rheims & Auscher Commissioned by Louis Cartier in 1906 The model is on display in the Cartier in Motion exhibition at the Design Museum Model design interpretation by Foster + Partners, created by Amalgam Collection A picture of the model will be provided prior to shipping Please note: the model will take 12 weeks to make from receipt of payment The price does not include delivery. This will be charged at cost to the customer after purchase