Demisch Danant and Potterton Books celebrate the publication of the newly released exhibition catalog of Furniture of Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq with a lecture and book signing with Suzanne Demisch.
Philippon (1930-1995) and Lecoq (b. 1932) were part of a group of young architects who changed the face of French furniture production in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the French postwar reconstruction effort during the industrialization ear. Inspired by the teachings of their modernist masters of the Union des Artistes Modernes (U.A.M.), their goal was to bring harmony and comfort to interiors, employing modern materials and techniques, and to improve the daily life of French citizens of a postwar environment.
Philippon and Lecoq’s furniture is minimal with a strong architectural refinement and elegance. With an almost puritanical sense of functionalism, they approached interiors much in the same way, making them comfortable and humanly accessible while extremely efficient.
The event takes place July 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Demisch Danant Gallery in New York City. Admission is free but their is limited seating. RSVP by emailing potterton.books@verizon.net or call 212-644-2292.
I furnish my place as minimalistic as possible. I do like it homely though, so even though I do like clean designs, this might be a bit too alien for my liking!
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