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Arne Norell

Ari lounge chairs, pair, and ottoman from a New York interior by Thierry Despont

Norell
Sweden, 1966
chrome-plated steel, leather, plastic 32¼ h × 25½ w × 38¼ d in (82 × 65 × 97 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $10,000
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Ottoman measures: 14.75 h x 25.5 w x 19.5 d inches. Manufacturer's label to each example ‘Norell Made in Sweden’.
provenance: Private Collection, New York
literature: Svenska Stolar: Och Deras Formgivare 1899-2001, Gordan, pg. 204

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Works from a New York Interior

Designed by Thierry Despont, The Client Whisperer

The present lot comes from a Manhattan, New York interior designed by renowned architect and interior designer, Thierry Despont. A charming and gregarious Frenchman, he is beloved by wealthy clients across the globe for his empathetic approach and, in his own words, they come to him “because they know I’m a very good listener. My best clients have always been people who had very strong ideas, and it was my role to hold the pencil.” Trained at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris and Harvard University, his list of projects and clients is astounding in both its size and diversity and includes the Statue of Liberty, The Getty Center, the Ritz Paris, Bill Gates, and Calvin Klein. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Letters (1989) and Chevalier, Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur (1999).

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