Demisch and Danant now mount three heavily researched exhibitions a year, appear at international design fairs and publish weighty books and catalogues raisonnés. ENLARGEWHEN SUZANNE DEMISCH looks around her Manhattan design gallery at the stainless-steel lamps, sculptural glass tables and marshmallow-like chairs that might be on display at any time, she doesn’t just see ways to furnish a room. The next year, the partners collaborated with art gallery Lehmann Maupin on a Pergay show, at a time when such alignments were unusual. The design market is growing: This June, the major auction houses sold a record $30 million of 20th-century furniture and objects. As Demisch spent more time in Europe purchasing inventory, her aesthetic evolved from New England fare to new-wave French.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 08, 2016 15:22 UTC