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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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...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...
...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...
.... €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....
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.... $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....
.... $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...
...Articulation comes courtesy of the humble wingnut. £1,695. www.autoban-delaespada.com Nick Vinson is special projects director at Wallpaper* magazine...
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...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....
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