Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Shop closed Wed. July 27 to Fri. July 29, 2011

The UpsideDive shop will be closed from Wed. July 27 to Fri. July 29 and will re-open for regular weekend hours Sat. July 30, 10-5pm and Sun. July 31, 12-5pm. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or inquiries please email us at upsidedive@gmail.com or call 416-546-3037 and leave a message and we'll get back to you in a flash!

Have a great long weekend!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Mass Modern Moodboards

Wright Auctions just had their Mass Modern Auction yesterday, with pieces going for some very affordable prices. Ang and I thought it would be fun to each mock up a living/dining room with the pieces available. Using some criteria of what was needed(i.e. one sofa, one armchair, dining table, set of chairs, etc.), we sifted through the whack load of beautiful stuff and put together two moodboards reflecting some of our personal style (and yes we know artwork is not scaled to size but that's why getting creative ie. murals are a good option).  We didn't have much time to crop and clean up white space... this was an exercise in fun.

We separately completed our boards the evening before the auction/results. Funny thing is we picked a few of the same pieces - these minds think alike! We're happy with the end result, hopefully you'll appreciate it too! Here is the tallied $ totals/final results of each room:

my rooms came in at a hefty $26,502 (my room also contains three more pieces than ang's)



LIVING ROOM
Anonymous untitled print (goats on the beach)


In the manner of Arredoluce easel lamp


Ward Bennett lounge chair


George Nelson & Associates sofa


V'Soske carpet


Charlotte Perriand bench from Les Arcs, Savoie


After Superstudio Gherpe lamp


Edward Wormley coffee table


George Nelson & Associates wall-mounted cabinet


Mariyo Yagi String lights, pair


In the manner of Wendell Castle occasional table




DINING ROOM
In the manner of Paul McCobb globe


T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings dining table, model 1785


Ettore Sottsass vase


La Gardo Tackett planter


Toni Zuccheri Giada decanter, model 8666


In the manner of Tommi Parzinger dining chairs, set of six


Verner Panton Flowerpot lamps, pair


Melchiorre Bega wall-mounted cabinet from the Villa Sacchetti, Rome


Gabriel Delponte Fluke




Ang's room came in give or take $17,034. (we say give or take, because of two reasons. 1- she selected the la fonda coffee table as the dining table. for an additional $1000 we'll pretend its been upgraded to a dining table version. 2- the bayer print must not have sold as no result was posted. we have used the highest estimate amount for this piece)














































DINING ROOM


Philip Pearlstein Two Nudes on a Blue Coverlet (artwork)


Melchiorre Bega wall-mounted cabinet from the Villa Sacchetti, Rome


Venini Fiji vase
Florence Knoll cabinet
In the manner of Paul McCobb globe
Charles and Ray Eames La Fonda coffee table (DINING TABLE VERSION. it could happen)
Ejvind A. Johansson dining chairs, set of three
Viktor Schreckengost Jiffy Ware pitchers
In the manner of Karl Springer console
LIVING ROOM
Yonel Lebovici LEM table lamp
Charles Pfister Pfister sofa
Herbert Bayer five works from Seven Convolutions (artwork)
Italian Three Arm floor lamp
Bitossi occasional table
V'Soske carpet
Edgar Bartolucci Barwa lounge chair (SHEEPSKIN THROW)
Paul Laszlo stool