Future design stars to be auctioned at Sotheby's
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Amid a growing trend of art collectors investing in unique design pieces, art auctioneer Sotheby's has announced a sale of Eindhoven Design Academy graduates' pieces in May.
The group of former students will exhibit the works at the Saloni furniture fair in Milan before the design goes under the hammer in a selling exhibition in London May 13-17. The selected designers - which buyers hope include the next Marten Baas - graduated from the leading design school last year and range from Anna van der Lei to Yoeri Treffers, Digna Kosse and Amélie Onzon.
"Design Academy Eindhoven has a formidable reputation for producing designers that rank among the most respected in the world," Janice Blackburn, a curator of contemporary art and design, said in a statement. "The graduates of 2009 exhibiting at Sotheby's demonstrate Eindhoven's creativity, innovation, curious approach to life and down to earth practicality."
Exactly what kind of practicality Blackburn is referring to when speaking about the featured works, which include body chains and airy fabric tents, remains unclear, but their creativity is clear. A description of Yoeri Treffers's Inflatable Void design reads: "Because many people [...] do need to be completely by themselves sometimes, he devised an inflatable cube made of polythene. The cube is inflated within 20 seconds by a fan hanging from the ceiling. The exact shape taken by the cube is dependent on the objects in the environment, so can vary each time."
Sotheby's has been criticized by some design writers for "exploiting" young design talent by buying their works at low prices and selling them high to collectors desperate to find the design star of the future.
The selling exhibition will take place at the auction house's New Bond Street Galleries.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments