Maharam Polder sofa by Hella Jongerius

A limited edition Maharam Polder sofa by Hella Jongerius for sale at Wright, December 17, 2020. Estimate $10,000–15,000.

This limited edition Maharam Polder sofa was produced in a series of 100 for the Salone del Mobile, 2011 and features high-end Maharam upholstery including mohair velvet, Scottish tweed, Paul Smith worsted wool stripes and Jongerius textiles.
This example is from the edition out of 100. Sofa features detachable section to right side, portable arm-rest cushion, and a custom Queen’s Cushion with a leather strap. Manufacturer’s label to reverse ‘Vitra’. Sold with a certificate of authenticity and a copy of Maharam Agenda by Michael Maharam housed in a cloth box.

Gents Collection of Bicachair


Bicachair revives the Portuguese Chair, designed by Gonçalo Rodrigues dos Santos and Master Serafim, in the mid-1950s. The Portuguese chair became a national symbol.

A New Chair with 60 years of History

Created in the mid-1950s, the Portuguese chair is a national cultural symbol. Known on every terrace in the country, it is now reborn and ready for indoor spaces with BICAchair displaying collections with various styles and personalities.

The GENTS Collection combines an unquestionable aesthetic with a superior level of comfort, resulting in a one of a kind chair. The outcome of a high density foam, covered by a smooth leather. That’s how the Gents chair has to be.

The diamond shape pattern gives this collection an elegance and character that makes it unique. A design icon now reborn and a tribute to those that have a little bit of gentleman inside of them. It’s a piece that will bestow elegance in anyplace and without a doubt an extension of it’s owner’s personality.

Social responsibility cannot be optional and that is why we associate ourselves with causes according to each collection’s characteristics. The Movember Foundation is the only charity that deals with men’s health, on a global scale and throughout the whole year.

BICAchair joins fundraising for Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride, which celebrates a worldwide charity tour every year.

Mint Stellar Perforated Chair by Sander Mulder


Mint Stellar Perforated Chair by Sander Mulder for TOOU Design via 3Rings and Nuans

About Sander Mulder

Born in 1978, he started studying design in 1996, sparked by the creativity and ingenuity he displayed as a child. It soon hit home; this would become his life long passion. His successful graduation from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2002, resulted in the start-up of his own design studio. His work is a combination of strong lines, subtle details, innovative techniques and bold statements. Archetypes and their interpretation / acceptation by mankind are a never ending source of inspiration.

Selling Out Chandigarh (04) – Upcoming at Wright

Dining chairs from Punjab University Student Residences, Chandigarh, set of eight, by Pierre Jeanneret at Wright, December 17, 2020. Estimate: $20,000–30,000

sofa from Punjab University, Chandigarh by Pierre Jeanneret at Wright : estimate: $20,000–30,000


Pierre Jeanneret, pair of lounge chairs from Punjab University, Chandigarh at Wright. Estimate $20,000–30,000

[Chandigarh] is the biggest example in India of experimental architecture…It hits you on the head and makes you think. I like the creative approach, not being tied down by what has been done by our forefathers but thinking in new terms…in the ultimate analysis, a thing which fits in with social functions is beautiful.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Former Prime Minister of India

For me it is a design desaster: Concrete in a tropical climate doesn’t fit well. It was supposed to be a new city and local government seat of Punjap, but not used as it was supposed or ment to be…and soon derelicted and in the past 10=12 years raided by design raiders.

In one of my eaerlier posts of this series I referred to a Mondo Blogo post and there I found this artist’s comment about raiding French former colonies for sought after Pierre Paulin design: