In the artistic world, design occupies a unique place.
Tables, chairs, armchairs and lighting have gained recognition over the past twenty years among collectors.
So much so that the Barnebys site estimated the increase in turnover from designer furniture sales at 330% between 2009 and 2016. Auctions in the field have thus become more democratic, we are witnessing record sales, like of the unique mirror of the French sculptor Claude Lalanne, discovered after her death in 2019, and sold last October for 4.4 million euros.
However, design is not reserved for the most fortunate.
“There is a huge market for pieces from 2000 euros.
You can find beautiful industrial, Italian or American furniture that does not risk losing half its value once it leaves the store
,” estimates Sabrina Dolla, director of the design department at Artcurial.
She praises a more
“healthy”
and
“sincere”
market than that of fine arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.).
“There is not as much speculation, the information about the works is more accessible, and above all, you can enjoy it, it fulfills its function.”
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