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...Victoria and Albert Museum As last year, the V&A is acting as a central hub for the London Design Festival, with exhibitions, talks, a special iPod tour and even an interactive tapestry....
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...An edition of eight. €12,000 www.catberro.fr Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
...www.ragoarts.com v Rocking chair Austrian The Viennese firm J&J Kohn made this child’s rocker around the turn of the 20th century....
.... £1,500 ($2,400). www.tennants.co.uk v Armchair Jacob Frères Patronised by the Emperor Napoleon and promoted by the innovative designers Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine, the French Empire style that...
...Desk £250-£295, chair £215. www.muji.eu Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
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...www.ragoarts.com v Wine bottle English From around 1640 to 1820 the favoured vessel for keeping wine between the cask and the table was the hand-blown glass bottle – prior to that stoneware flasks had...
...This level of perfection in art and craftsmanship carries a justifiable premium. €13,761. www.nymphenburg.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
.... €1,400. www.von-zezschwitz.de v Pitcher Archibald Knox In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Liberty & Co of London commissioned and retailed furniture, fabrics, jewellery, glass and metalwork that...
...Price on request. www.charlottetalbot.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine....
...Genius. €14.95 Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine www.royalvkb.com...
...www.poltronafrau.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
...Never say never. $70,000-$230,000. www.kaikaikiki.co.jp Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
.... £125,000 www.johnbly.com v Pedestal desk James Mont If glamorous or notorious provenance is a prerequisite of purchase, then this is a must-have piece....
.... $3,800. www.skinnerinc.com v Pagoda figure Meissen Made by Meissen in the mid-19th century, this is the female half of a pair of “pagoda” figures modelled as an oriental husband and wife....
...www.schoenbuch-collection.de Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
...Articulation comes courtesy of the humble wingnut. £1,695. www.autoban-delaespada.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
.... $29,500 for the pair. www.macklowegallery.com v Library chair George Minter When it was made around 1835, during the reign of William IV and on the eve of the Victorian age, this library chair was at...
...www.perimeter-editions.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
...It is hand lacquered and limited to an edition of 10. €8,000 www.maisondarre.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
.... $22,000. www.dinergallery.com v....
....£2,700-£3,500. www.richardgardnerantiques.co.uk v....
...www.davidmellordesign.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
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