Past
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Colour and Production
- From the Atom to the Void 6 - 15 May 2020 Frieze Viewing Room, May 2020 In collaboration with Collective Design The drive to discover, exploit and transform materials into colours has been central to artistic practice since pigment was applied... Read more -
Christmas Presence
A charity project curated by Maria Cristina Didero and Libby Sellers 20 - 22 Nov 2019 Maria Cristina Didero (Milan-based curator, author and editor) and Libby Sellers have embarked on a joint project that draws on their extensive network of contacts and friends for a celebration... Read more -
An Accelerated Culture
Friedman Benda NY 3 May - 8 Jun 2019 If design gives shape to the hopes and anxieties characteristic of each generation, what would the work from the so-called ‘Generation X’ reflect? This was the challenge set by Friedman... Read more
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New Sculptural Presence
Nilufar Depot, Milan Furniture Fair 2019 7 Apr - 30 Jun 2019 As its first, independent sculpture exhibition, New Sculptural Presence marks an exciting development for Nilufar Gallery. Through the work of three contemporary artists – Nao Matsunaga, Irina Razumovskaya and Jonathan... Read more -
Pasted
Serpentine Galleries Wallpaper Collection Preview, la Rinascente Milan 14 - 20 Apr 2015 For the second year, Serpentine Galleries will collaborate with la Rinascente on a special commission, curated by Libby Sellers, for the department store's eight storefront windows during the 2015 Design... Read more -
Troisième
28 Jan - 19 Mar 2015 A selection of works in metals, minerals and monochrome from designers including Fabien Cappello, Formafantasma, Simon Hasan, Hunting & Narud, Julia Lohmmann + Gero Grundmann, Peter Marigold and Nicolas le... Read more
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Thread Wrapping Architecture
Anton Alvarez 6 Nov 2014 - 7 Jan 2015 A man-made forest of Anton Alvarez's Thread Wrapping Machine Architectural pillars, pylons and arches, each produced by Alvarez and his ingenious Thread Wrapping Machine. These abstract forms mark a change... Read more -
Wooden Tables
Peter Marigold 17 Sep - 31 Oct 2014 Gallery Libby Sellers is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Peter Marigold's Wooden Tables series. Born in London in 1974, Marigold first studied sculpture at Central St Martins before... Read more -
Jo Nagasaka
Flat Tables 4 Jul - 15 Aug 2014 Gallery Libby Sellers is pleased to present a solo show of works by Japanese architect and designer Jo Nagasaka (b. Osaka, Japan 1971). Nagasaka's works show an interest in finding... Read more
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Design Miami/ Basel 2014
Stand G22 and Design at Large 5 16 - 22 Jun 2014 For the fifth consecutive year, Gallery Libby Sellers is pleased to confirm participation in Design Miami/ Basel 2014. Following last year's acclaimed kaleidoscopic collection, this year our selection is based... Read more -
Studio Formafantasma
De Natura Fossilium 29 Apr - 11 Jun 2014 Gallery Libby Sellers will present the London debut of Studio Formafantasma's 'De Natura Fossilium' - a new body of work that investigates the culture of lava in the Mount Etna... Read more -
De Natura Fossilium by Formafantasma
Salone del Mobile, Milan 8 - 13 Apr 2014 During this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan, Studio Formafantasma will present 'De Natura Fossilium' - a new body of work that investigates the culture of lava in the Mount... Read more
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Miart, 2014
Stand A36 Object 28 - 30 Mar 2014 For Miart 2014 - Milan's annual art and object collector's fair - Gallery Libby Sellers will present Studio Formafantasma's 'De Natura Fossilium' - a new body of work that investigates... Read more -
Wrapper's Delight
New works by Anton Alvarez 6 Mar - 15 Apr 2014 Gallery Libby Sellers is pleased to announce a solo-exhibition of new works by Anton Alvarez. The exhibition's title pays homage to the 1979 hit rap by Sugarhill Gang and perfectly... Read more -
Drawn From
14 Jan - 28 Feb 2014 Drawn From is a celebration of the linear qualities within the designed object. The group show includes works by Anton Alvarez, Fabien Cappello, Philipp Grundhöfer, Simon Hasan, Hunting & Narud,... Read more
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Spaces in Between
Curated by Aldo Bakker 15 Oct - 14 Dec 2013 Gallery Libby Sellers is pleased to present Spaces In Between - a group show curated by the Dutch designer Aldo Bakker. By way of starting a dialogue with the gallery,... Read more -
Copper Mirror Series
By Hunting & Narud 15 Oct - 14 Dec 2013 Gallery Libby Sellers is pleased to present the 'Copper Mirror Series' by Norwegian-born, London-based designers Amy Hunting and Oscar Narud. The series of freestanding forms made of copper, mild steel... Read more -
Grandmateria III
5 Sep - 5 Oct 2013 To complement the presentation of the 'Copper Mirror Series' by Hunting & Narud, the gallery's project space will host 'Grandmateria III', a group exhibition of works by designers including Liliana... Read more
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The Second Life of Roy G. Biv
4 Jul - 16 Aug 2013 Roy G. Biv. He's got two lives down and five to give. Roy G. Biv. He's just a bright white light filtered through a sieve. - The Ballad of... Read more -
Design Miami/Basel 2013
Messeplatz Basel. Hall 1 Süd: Booth G27 11 - 16 Jun 2013 For Design Miami/Basel 2013, Gallery Libby Sellers took inspiration from 'Chromophobia' - David Batchelor's provocative contribution to the discourse of colour theory. Through a kaleidoscopic selection of contemporary and specially... Read more -
24 by Paola Petrobelli
9 May - 14 Jun 2013 To coincide with COLLECT, the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, Gallery Libby Sellers presented a series of new lighting commissions in glass - titled '24' - by London-based artist... Read more
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Richard Hollis at ECAL
Curated by Emily King 24 Apr - 17 May 2013 The 'Richard Hollis' exhibition, first shown at Gallery Libby Sellers in Spring 2012, toured to ECAL, the University of Art and Design Lausanne, for display in the institution's Gallery l'elac.... Read more -
Design Days Dubai, 2013
18 - 21 Mar 2013 Gallery Libby Sellers participated in the second annual Design Days Dubai fair in a booth organised by the UK Craft Council. Works presented from the Gallery were by designers including... Read more -
8 Chairs by Clarke & Reilly
14 Mar - 26 Apr 2013 '8 Chairs', an exhibition by the London-based creative team Clarke & Reilly, is a poetic travelogue detailing the plight and fate of eight specially sourced chairs as they made their... Read more
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Richard Hollis at the Centre Pompidou
Curated by Emily King 20 Feb - 11 Mar 2013 The 'Richard Hollis' exhibition, first shown at Gallery Libby Sellers in Spring 2012, toured to the Centre Pompidou, Paris as part of the museum's 'Nouveau Festival - 4ème édition'. Curated... Read more -
Craftica by Formafantasma
Formafantasma 1 - 28 Feb 2013 Gallery Libby Sellers presented the London-debut of Formafantasma's 'Craftica' series. Initially conceived in collaboration with luxury goods house Fendi for Design Miami/Basel 2012, 'Craftica' is a visual and tactile investigation... Read more -
M/M (Paris) The Carpetalogue, 1992 - 2012
10 Oct - 15 Dec 2012 Commissioned from M/M (Paris) to celebrate both their twentieth anniversary and the publication of the definitive monograph of their work, the exhibition of elaborate rug designs acted like a condensed... Read more
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Oyuna with Peter Marigold
15 - 22 Sep 2012 Alongside the main exhibition 'Hot Tools', Gallery Libby Sellers hosted a special installation of Peter Marigold's structural designs for the cashmere brand OYUNA. Specifically timed for the London Design Festival,... Read more -
Hot Tools
In association with ECAL 6 - 29 Sep 2012 Gallery Libby Sellers was pleased to present 'Hot Tools' - an exhibition of exquisite and intrepid glass works by the Product Design Master students of ECAL, the University of Art... Read more -
Games
4 Jul - 18 Aug 2012 During the 2012 Olympics, Gallery Libby Sellers presented a curated group show themed around the game of chess. The presentation took as its inspiration an exhibition hosted by the Julien... Read more
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Design Miami/Basel 2012
Stand G19 12 - 17 Jun 2012 Gallery Libby Sellers was pleased to participate in Design Miami/Basel for the third time with a group show. The presentation took as its inspiration the 'royal game' of chess with... Read more -
Pyramids of Makkum
Royal Tichelaar Makkum 10 May - 16 Jun 2012 Following an elaborate restoration project of 17th century flower pyramids which Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum had then recently acquired, Royal Tichelaar Makkum initated a prestigious project to create pyramids of its own.... Read more -
Richard Hollis
Curated by Emily King 23 Mar - 28 Apr 2012 The 'Richard Hollis' exhibition, curated for the gallery by design historian Emily King, consisted of roughly 200 items drawn from the designer's archive. It reflected Hollis's entire professional life, including... Read more
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Nicolas Le Moigne
8 Feb - 10 Mar 2012 Solo show of works by Nicolas Le Moigne Read more -
Fortune
Mark Braun with J. & L. Lobmeyr 13 Dec 2011 - 26 Jan 2012 Gallery Libby Sellers presented 'Fortune' by Berlin-based designer Mark Braun and the esteemed Austrian glass company J. & L. Lobmeyr. Braun's proposal for the series saw a water carafe, handcrafted... Read more -
Grandmateria II
Group exhibition 14 Oct - 7 Dec 2011 Bringing together some of Europe's most progressive designers, 'Grandmateria II' was the next chapter in a story that began in 2007 with the Gallery's first exhibition. The title alludes to... Read more
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Formafantasma
Moulding Tradition and Colony 8 Sep - 9 Oct 2011 For the launch of the permanent gallery space in September 2011, Gallery Libby Sellers presented the London debut of Formafantasma. Alongside their acclaimed ceramic series, 'Moulding Tradition', the Italian-born, Eindhoven-based... Read more -
Design Miami/Basel 2011
Formafantasma 14 - 18 Jun 2011 Gallery Libby Sellers presented the work of Italian designers Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi, who together are Formafantasma, at Design Miami/Basel 2011. Directly translated into English, Formafantasma means 'ghost shapes'.... Read more -
The Christmas Tree Project
Fabien Cappello 6 - 31 Jan 2011 Adorned and cherished in a warm home for weeks, come January 6 the ceremonial Christmas tree finds itself unceremoniously turned out into the cold. In London alone, it is estimated... Read more
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Branches by Simon Heijdens
Andaz Hotel, London 21 - 26 Sep 2010 As part of the London Design Festival Gallery Libby Sellers presented 'Branches' by Simon Heijdens at the Andaz Hotel. Through 'Branches', Heijdens transforms the static space (be it a hotel... Read more -
L Bar by Glass Hill
Andaz Hotel, London 21 - 25 Sep 2010 For the London Design Festival, Gallery Libby Sellers presented the 'L Bar at Andaz Hotel' - an exciting and fast-paced pop-up bar located outside the hotel's Liverpool Street entrance. Faced... Read more -
Design Miami/Basel 2010
Branches by Simon Heijdens 14 - 19 Jun 2010 At Design Miami/Basel 2010, Gallery Libby Sellers presented 'Branches', an immersive digital installation by Simon Heijdens, a leading figure of a new pioneering generation of designers who are moving beyond... Read more
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Tidal Ossuary
Julia Lohmann and Gero Grundmann 5 Feb - 4 Mar 2010 After the critically acclaimed inaugural presentation of 'Tidal Ossuary' at Design Miami/2009, Gallery Libby Sellers featured the exhibition at the Victorian mews location of Belgravia's Gallery Jacqueline Rabun. 'Tidal Ossuary'... Read more -
Design Miami 2009
Tidal Ossuary by Julia Lohmann and Gero Grundmann 1 - 6 Dec 2009 Launched on the occasion of Design Miami 2009, 'Tidal Ossuary' continues Lohmann and Grundmann's investigations into the contradictions inherent in our relationship to animals as a material source. The new... Read more -
Elements
Dick van Hoff 19 Sep - 18 Oct 2009 With new commissions and works created specially for Gallery Libby Sellers, Dutch designer Dick van Hoff created a dramatic installation in the old Garage in North Terrace, South Kensington, for... Read more
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Drawn from Clay - Nordoostpolder
Atelier NL 5 Mar - 3 Apr 2009 'Drawn from Clay - Noordoostpolder' was an exhibition of organic origins from the Dutch design studio Atelier NL. Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Rijswijck, who together make up Atelier NL,... Read more -
Beau Sauvage
Liberty department store, London 18 Sep - 19 Oct 2008 The exhibition took its cue from the writings of political philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau. What 18th century culture lacked, he argued, was nature, passion, emotion, instinct and mysticism. Similar observations... Read more -
Strativarious
South Kensington, London 14 May - 6 Jun 2008 'Strativarious' celebrated the rich layers of contemporary design with exclusive commissions and selected works including the ethereal Lightweeds project by Simon Heijdens, Peter Marigold's Split Boxes and Pied de Biche,... Read more
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Design Miami 2007
Grandmateria 7 - 9 Dec 2007 Following the successful launch of 'Grandmateria' in London, Gallery Libby Sellers featured the show at the international design fair, Design Miami, held during the Art Basel Miami Beach period in... Read more -
Grandmateria
Brompton Design District, London 19 Sep - 14 Oct 2007 Gallery Libby Sellers presented 'Grandmateria', an exhibition of new design commissions from emerging designers, all of whom were exploring materials and forms that challenged and excited our expectations of design.... Read more