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Finland, the 1930s. While international modernism imposed straight lines and a rational aesthetic, Alvar Aalto took another path.
Born in 1898, the architect and designer rejected cold, abstract functionalism in favor of a more human modernity, attentive to the body, light and everyday uses.
In a context marked by reconstruction and housing shortages, Willy Van Der Meeren emerged as one of the most coherent figures of Belgian modernism.
An architect and designer trained at La Cambre, he defended a demanding and committed vision of design: creating useful, durable and accessible objects conceived for the greatest number.
A discreet but essential designer, Jacques Biny left a deep mark on French lighting in the 1950s.
Through a functional, rigorous and elegant approach, he conceived light as a true architectural tool serving modern uses.
The antique dealer's profession is changing deeply. Without abandoning sourcing, expertise or taste, a new generation of dealers uses digital tools to document, share and sell twentieth-century objects.
The antique dealer is entering the digital age, not to speed up time, but to add meaning.
Bien avant que le mobilier modulable ne devienne une évidence, Antonia Astori inventait une manière nouvelle d’habiter : fluide, flexible, structurée.
Cofondatrice de Driade, elle a posé les bases d’un design essentiel, élégant et visionnaire, où le meuble devient un véritable outil d’architecture intérieure.