
Left to right: ‘Banana tree’ floorlamp by Bohuslav Horak, ‘Slow love’ chair by Christophe Pillet, Superstudio coffee table produced by Zanotta, ‘Prince imperial’ throne by Elizabeth Garouste; ‘Metal Garden’ lamp by Horak; ‘Polleno’ armchair by Enzo Mari; ‘Bench for two’ by Nanna Ditzel. Photography: Ovidiu Oltean

‘Banana tree’ floor lamp by Bohuslav Horak for Anthologie Quartett, 1988. Photography: Ovidiu Oltean

‘Sedia’ sculptural chair by Paolo Palluco. Photography: Ovidiu Oltean

‘Stampo del Vuoto’ table by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, ‘Impressions’ vase by Andrea Branzi (Galeria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi 2018), ‘Metal Garden’ lamp by Bohuslav Horak and Driade chairs. Photography: Ovidiu Oltean

‘Nobody’s perfect’ resin chair by Gaetano Pesce. Photography: Ovidiu Oltean

‘Stampo del Vuoto’ table by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, ‘So What’ chair by Christophe Pillet. ‘Impressions’ vase by Andrea Branzi (Galeria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi 2018), unknown Driade chairs.
Photography: Ovidiu Oltean

‘Devil’ shelf by Dietmar Weihrauch. Photography: Ovidiu Oltean
Eclecticó Studio is sharing 100 rare and unusual postmodern design pieces from the 1980s and 90s this spring to mark Paris’ Art and Design Week, offering a different perspective on the divisive design movement.
Archetypes of Desire takes place from 28 March to 2 April 2023 on le boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg, between PAD and Art Paris. The exhibition spotlights four distinct aesthetic design directions within the postmodern movement, featuring prototypes and design objects by less famous creators. According to Eclecticó Studio curator Stefan Cosma, around a third of the works are extremely rare or unique, and many are unknown to even major design connoisseurs.
Of course, the bright colours favoured by the Memphis Group are represented by the likes of Ettore Sottsass, while monochromatic minimalism is explored through the geometric forms of artist Martin Szekely and Paolo Pallucco’s Sedia furniture series. Prototype ‘Metal garden’ lamps by Bohuslav Horak touch upon biomimicry and the inherent shapes of nature, juxtaposed by playful ‘Nouveau Baroque’ pieces by Czech architect Bořek Šípek and Galerie Néotù.
‘Archetypes of Desire: Context and Collaborations in European Design at The End of the 20th Century’ runs until 2 April at 29 boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris



