Franck Laigneau is an absolute reference in the world of decorative arts for all those who are fascinated by shapes and materials. For almost twenty years, his research, discoveries, proposals and presentations have contributed to the artistic and visual education of enlightened amateurs, whose faces instantly light up with a tender, nostalgic smile at the mention of his name.
Franck Laigneau first championed Northern European furniture of the late 19th century, with an emphasis on the Jugendstil movement and its many European offshoots, quickly attracting the attention of major museums (Orsay, LACMA in Los Angeles), which included in their collections some of the exceptional pieces unearthed by the Rue de Bellechasse dealer.
But for many, Franck Laigneau is inseparable from the anthroposophical movement and the Dornach school, whose cosmic utopia inherited from Rudolf Steiner he has perpetuated, from the Biennale des antiquaires to Design/Miami, in minimalist scenographies reminiscent of that strange luxury of nothing from another absolute aesthete.
Since 2017, Franck and his partner Vitor Borges have lived in the Alentejo region of Portugal, where they have invested in an immense estate planted with tens of thousands of olive trees. It's here that they've created their eden, Da Licença, an indefinable concept halfway between hotel and gallery, a kind of gesamtkunstwerk where every detail bears the mark of its owners.
Travail scandinave (XXe)
Stool
Estimate: 4000 / 6000 €
Wladyslaw Trojan (1932-2004)
Bench
Estimate: 7000 / 9000 €
Hans Itel (1898-1988)
Meditation table
Estimate: 30000 / 40000 €
Wilhelm von Heydebrand (1888-1970)
Lamp
Estimate: 5000 / 7000 €