22 - Garouste & Bonetti

Garouste & Bonetti Cleopatra Bronze and resin lamp By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti for B.G.H. Editions Signed “BG” on each bronze piece Circa 1995 H25.5 D18 cm In very good original condition. Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, a design duo active in the 1980s and 1990s, laid the foundation for their careers at Maison Jansen as early as 1981. At the heart of this institution of stylish furniture, they created pieces that were both exquisite and primitive, giving rise to the “Barbarian style.” The designers later collaborated with the Christian Lacroix fashion house, as well as with the galleries Néotu, En attendant les barbares, and David Gill. For twenty years, they created works that have become iconic symbols of the second half of the 20th century, such as the Barbare chair, the Masque lamp, and the Lune lamp. The early 2000s marked the end of their collaboration; Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti then pursued their careers independently.