Before the estate of Karl Lagerfeld goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s, Wallpaper* contributing editor Nick Vinson takes an exclusive tour of Lagerfeld’s never seen before Paris apartment at 8...
than I have ever seen at an exhibition at Galerie Kreo, one of Lagerfeld’s favourite Parisian haunts. The designer had a 25-year relationship with the gallery’s founders, Clémence and Didier Krzentowski, and amassed a collection of around 100 pieces.for Galerie Kreo, edition of six plus two artist’s proofs, estimate: €20,000-€30,000.
Next to the Grcic collection are the 2007 ‘Black Sun’ and ‘Mirror One’ mirrors, both in silicon carbide, by Martin Szekely. ‘Mirror One’ is cleverly placed behind an early 20th-century woman’s head in white marble on a pink marble base, allowing the ponytail on the back of the head to be viewed when passing.Fifteen black lacquered chairs, Louis XVI style, 19th century, estimate: €6, 000-€10 000.
It’s this pairing of contemporary minimal design pieces with more decorative artworks that is so unique. In the drawing room, Maarten Van Severen’s 2006 long black Bakelite desk , 2.7m of starkness, is paired with a set of 19th-century Louis XVI-style black lacquered wooden chairs.
Off of the drawing room is a study, where Ron Gilad’s ‘Dear Ingo’ chandelier from Moooi fills the high ceiling. Among the bookshelves is an art deco desk and chair from Louis Süe et André Mare circa 1920 , another of the Bouroullecs’ ‘Quilt’ seats, and
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