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Galerie Yves Gastou

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About Galerie Yves Gastou

In a space decorated by Ettore Sottsass, Yves Gastou opened his Parisian gallery in 1986, specialized in the Decorative Arts of the 20th century. He organized the first exhibitions in France of design masters from the 1980s. He displayed such artists as Memphis, Shiro Kuramata and Ron Arad, juxtaposed with the major decorators of the 1940s and 50s, like Andre Arbus and Gilbert Poillerat. In the taste of such remarkable designers as Henry Samuel, he highlights the creations of designers from the 1970s such as Philippe Hiquily, Ado Chalo and Paul Evans. Joined by his son ...Read More

Galerie Yves Gastou

Established in 19851stDibs seller since 2010

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20th Century Specialists

Featured Pieces

"Perles" candleabra
By André Dubreuil
Located in Paris, FR
The "Perles" candlesticks reveal all the poetry that André Dubreuil knew how to breathe into metal. Nicknamed the Poet of Iron, he transformed a raw, rigid material into forms that s...
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1990s Candelabras

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

"Agra" totem
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Paris, FR
Early in his career, in the 1960s, Ettore Sottsass developed his totemic language after a journey to India that profoundly reshaped his vision of form, function and design. Fascinat...
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1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

"Cléone Spinoza" cabinet
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Paris, FR
The Cléone Spinoza cabinet, designed in 1993 by Alessandro Mendini, reflects his vision of design as a narrative and philosophical language. A leading figure of postmodernism and a t...
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1990s Cabinets

Materials

Metal

"Culbuto" rocking chair
By Marc Held
Located in Paris, FR
The "Culbuto" armchair, designed by Marc Held in 1967, is a manifesto piece of French design from the 1960s, combining formal and architectural innovation with a playful spirit. Ins...
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Vintage 1960s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Freeform tripod coffee table
By Valentine Schlegel 1
Located in Paris, FR
The tripod coffee table, created in 1986, embodies the free and organic forms that define Valentine Schlegel's work. Supported by three legs of lacquered wood, it unfolds into a soft...
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Vintage 1980s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cut Glass, Wood, Lacquer

"Gerbe" table
By Maria Pergay
Located in Paris, FR
Maria Pergay’s "Gerbe" oval center table was designed in the late 1960s, and embodies the boldness that made her a key figure of French design. A pioneer in the use of stainless stee...
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Vintage 1970s Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Kris" side table
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
The Kris side table, created in 1988 by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, perfectly embodies their whimsical and narrative universe, where furniture becomes a small poetic archi...
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Vintage 1980s Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

"Nahum"
By Jean Touret
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Touret’s Nahum sculpture, carved in elm wood, rises like a totem that is both archaic and spiritual. Its name, taken from the biblical prophet whose meaning evokes consolation a...
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Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Elm

Coupe aux Visages
Located in Paris, FR
This lead coupe with a dark patina, resting on an elegant tulip-shaped base, captures the eye with its balanced silhouette and its reliefs of feminine masks, mysteriously contemplati...
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Vintage 1950s Decorative Bowls

Materials

Lead

"Manifesto"
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Paris, FR
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for the Milanese editor Stilnovo in the 1970s, the "Manifesto" ceiling lights are a singular and revolutionary design, representative of the avant-garde e...
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Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Rare 1970s Bronze Center Table, “Araignée” table by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
This striking “Araignée” side table by Victor Roman exemplifies the sculptor’s singular language, where architecture and sculpture merge into functional form. Cast in bronze with a b...
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Vintage 1970s French Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

1970s, Set of 9 Chairs by Sido François Thévenin
By Sido and François Thevenin
Located in Paris, FR
A rare set of 9 chairs by Sido & François Thévenin.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Bronze

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