Everything starts with the object, which I always profoundly respect. Mounting it as a lamp never alters its integrity.
-Claude de Muzac

We are delighted to announce our first micro-presentation - The Lamps of Claude de Muzac. The display is composed of seven lampes-objets, each expressing Claude de Muzac’s unique artistry and compositions with found objects in Paris 1970s.

Claude de Muzac, the Princesse de Broglie, is perhaps best known for her legendary galleries in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where she sold her exquisite lamps, frames, pedestals, jewelry, and objets d’art alongside antiquities and found objects. In addition, de Muzac collaborated with such noted designers and artists as Maria Pergay, Sheila Hicks, Serge Poliakoff, Max Ernst, and Arman. De Muzac’s shops, filled with fantastical curiosities, were frequented by top collectors and discerning aristocrats, including President Georges Pompidou and Edmond de Rothschild. De Muzac closed her shops in 1997.

Demisch Danant highlights seven of de Muzac’s eclectic lampes-objets. To create these and similar works, de Muzac transformed various found objects, from ancient jars to jewelry, into functional and decorative lighting pieces. De Muzac designed unique lampshades to be paired with each item. “For me, the object’s shape inspires that of the lampshade;” she explained. “It’s a volume I create, in agreement with the supporting structure to better emphasize its originality.”