Market

Get the facts and figures, the lowdown on fairs and auctions – TDE’s guide to the commercial side.

TEFAF 2020 ROUNDUP by Emma Crichton-Miller

TEFAF 2020 ROUNDUP: Without the usual flow of international visitors, the fair started on an anxious note, but galleries reported some strong and surprising sales before lockdown.

Collectible 2020 roundup by Anna Sansom

Collectible 2020 roundup: Designers showed their flair for upcycling and innovation, visitor attendance was up, and the organisers held their nerve under the cloud of coronavirus.

TEFAF Maastricht by Anna Sansom

TEFAF Maastricht: As the world's premier fine art and antiques fair opens, The Design Edit reports on some of the collectible design masterworks on offer.

NOMAD St. Moritz 2020 by Anna Sansom

NOMAD St. Moritz 2020: Textile sculptures, felted baskets, carpets and tapestries rub shoulders with sleek pieces of furniture, glass and ceramics at the third Swiss edition of NOMAD.

Market Analysis by Romina Provenzi

Market Analysis: Will 2020 sustain the recent momentum of collectible design sales? Romina Provenzi discusses last year’s results with the experts.

December Sales 2019: New York by Judith Gura

December Sales 2019: New York: The sales reveal a cooling off for midcentury modernism, but the appetite for Les Lalanne continues to grow.

Design Miami/ 2019 by Judith Gura

Design Miami/ 2019: Sunny skies and splendid sales.

Unique Design Shanghai by Sophie Hastings

Unique Design Shanghai: Put together in three months, the soft launch of the first commercial platform dedicated to collectible design in China was deemed a success by the international galleries who attended.

French Design Sales: November 2019 by Anna Sansom

French Design Sales: November 2019: The collectible design market continues to generate strong interest, but in a competitive market, only the exceptional pieces hit the high notes.

November Fairs: New York by Judith Gura

November Fairs: New York: TEFAF and Salon Art + Design: the former reported healthy sales to its loyal core audience, while the latter skewed towards younger collectors and new design.

Autumn Design Sales round-up 2019 by Helen Chislett

Autumn Design Sales round-up 2019: Sales were strong across the board, with many pieces outperforming their estimates – but the Sotheby’s Les Lalanne sale in Paris smashed all expectations.

Piasa: Italian Design Sale by Anna Sansom

Piasa / Italian Design Sale: Two leading Milanese design galleries add pizzazz to Piasa's autumn Italian Design sale, headed up by a Gio Ponti commode.

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