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Monday 8 November 2010

Nicholas & Alistair

If the Nicholas & Alistair gallery had been open when I lived in Melbourne, I may never have left. Housed in a hundred-year-old building located near the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River is what can only be described as Australia's greatest collection of 20th century design.

The gallery is named after co-owners Nicholas Mesiano and Alistair Knight (of course) who spend much of the year travelling the globe sourcing pieces for the gallery. In fact they've recently returned from a 2 month buying expedition in Europe and the Americas. Lucky them!

The pair pride themselves on finding the more exceptional and unusual examples of design...and I have to say the list of designers whose pieces have graced the space reads like my favorites list: Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani, Carlo Scarpa, Ico Parisi, Jacques Adnet, Guillerme and Chambron, Jules Leleu, William Haines and Paul Evans....and many more.

I'll definitely have to pay them a visit next time I'm back home...
















5 comments:

  1. Unknown9 November 2010 at 06:13

    lovin' it all!

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  2. mary10 November 2010 at 15:41

    Wow, that completely white space is the perfect backdrop as is the wonderful lighting. The pieces are great and so sculptural. Great gallery.

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  3. red ticking12 November 2010 at 00:48

    sooo elegant and classy... and i am happy to have found your blog! xx

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  4. Unknown18 November 2010 at 06:08

    Great pieces... Vintage beauties :)

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  5. Katie22 December 2010 at 06:24

    I really love those chairs! So unique. :)

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