The joke was on them when he opened his own Parisian design studio in the late 80’s. Eventually, he left Nobilis, as they wouldn’t allow him to show his own furniture. In the early 1970’s, Liaigre returned to Paris where he worked as a design director at Nobilis Fontan. By the early 60’s he returned to Vendée where he worked on his parent’s farm – perhaps re-opening his eyes to the beauty of country living. Christian’s parents bred horses, a detail that has had a substantial influence in his work which has been described as having “strong equestrian flavor.” As a young man he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied painting. (Left-arm facing sectional sofa) Iconic design from the master of Modern Minimalism Christian Liaigre (1943-2020).Ĭhristian Liaigre was born in the Vendée region of France where he grew up on his parent’s farm. As you will see on 1stDibs, the name Holly Hunt represents a sense of timelessness and sophistication.Ĭhristian Liaigre for Holly Hunt Augustin Sectional Sofa, Cream, France, 2016. Her fabrics - the first choice of many dealers when re-upholstering vintage seating - are understated, mixing muted colors and updates of classic patterns. One constant over that time have been the aesthetics of Hunt’s own designs. Over the subsequent years Hunt has added a half-dozen showrooms and, following her own style barometer, has taken on other fresh talents, including glassmaker Alison Berger, French designer Christophe Pillet and couturier Ralph Rucci, making a foray into home design. Correctly surmising that his pared-down furniture in dark wood would play well in the United States in the aftermath of the go-go ’80s, Hunt began marketing the French designer’s work in 1994. Within 10 years, she was winning applause for her understated designs, her lavish showroom parties and her eye for rising design stars. ![]() After the two divorced, Hunt purchased a showroom in the Chicago Merchandise Mart in 1983. After graduating from Texas Tech, Hunt worked as department-store buyer and costume jewelry designer before marrying and helping her husband build a multimillion dollar transport company. Modern sophistication, attention to detail, and a desire to cultivate talented contemporary designers are at the crux of the company’s success.īorn in central Texas to schoolteacher parents, Hunt was a creative girl who made her own clothes and bickered with her mother about decor. Hunt is a design world impresario - a prominent arbiter for stylish modern interiors and known foremost for fabrics, seating designs and light fixtures. She also trusts her judgment about the wants of the buying public, and this savvy sensibility has allowed her to cultivate and market the work of a range of contemporary talents, from minimalists like Christian Liaigre to eccentrics like Christian Astuguevieille. The Chicago-based Hunt trusts her own tastes, reflected in her signature lines of elegant, low-key furniture, lighting and fabrics. Donec aliquet.The success of Holly Hunt - both the designer and her eponymous empire of textile and furnishings showrooms - is based on instinct. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum vitae odio. Nam risus ante, dapibus a molestie consequat, ultrices ac magna. Nam lacinia pulvinar tortor nec facilisis. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum sectetur adipiscing elit. ![]() How does performance and installation art expand our experience about what art is? Whether you like or dislike the works here, write about what makes these art forms unique. ![]() Write your responses to their work, both objective and subjective, keeping in mind the context of the medium itself. Finally, view and read about Marina Abramovic's retrospective performance The Artist is Present. ![]() In addition, view and read about Ann Hamilton's installation Corpus. View the installation Cold Dark Matter by Cornelia Parker and read this interview with the artist. Since the 1960s, installation, and performance art have taken their place alongside traditional sculpture - and in some ways eclipsed it as the most significant contemporary three-dimensional art form.
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