NOMAD St. Moritz Shows Off Stunning Modern Design

NOMAD St. Moritz 2018 - Chesa Planta Switzerland - Modern Design - design fair- art fair - art events

NOMAD St. Moritz Shows Off Stunning Modern Design

Galerie BSL at Nomad St. Moritz 2018 Chesa Planta - modern design - art events - design events - collector events - Photography by Studio Vedet / Giulia Piermatiri Galerie BSL at Nomad St. Moritz. Photography by Studio Vedet / Giulia Piermatiri.

This past weekend in the picturesque and snowy Samedan, Switzerland, the traveling design showcase NOMAD St. Moritz held its winter edition. Exhibiting modern design and contemporary art, this innovative show inspires artists and designers to create and contribute pieces that work with whichever beautiful venue is picked.
Tired of the typical, bland exhibition halls, founders Giorgio Pace and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte seek locations where the exhibitions and works can respond to the context of the unique venues.

nomad founders nicolas bellavance-lecompte and giorgio pace NOMAD founders Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte (left) and Giorgio Pace (right). Photo Courtesy of Nomad Monaco.

This second edition of the exhibition (held from February 8th-11th) took place at Chesa Planta – a prestigious 16th-century mansion. Over 20 galleries showcased their pieces in the beautiful, baroque interiors.

Chesa Planta, location of NOMAD St. Moritz, 2018 - modern design - art events- design events - collector events Chesa Planta. Photo by Andrea Badrutt.

Let’s take a look at some of our favorite designs displayed…

Nomad St. Moritz - David Gill Gallery - interior design events - furniture exhibitions Photography by Studio Vedet / Giulia Piermatiri

David Gill Gallery selected a blue and green drawing room to exhibit, where they chose pieces to accentuate the color. In the center is a table by Mattia Bonetti that is hand painted with a marble pattern of vivid greens and blues, commissioned by the gallery’s CEO Francis Sultana for this specific room. Also featured is a sought-after candelabra by Andre Dubreuil.

Nomad St. Moritz - Gallery Fumi - modern design - interior design events - art events - design galleriers Photography by Studio Vedet / Giulia Piermatiri

Gallery Fumi from London embraced the wintery setting of the Alps with their commissioned pieces by Thomas Lemut, Glithero and Sam Orlando Miller. The beautiful mirrored table shown is by Sam Orlando Miller, casting illuminating reflections onto the arched ceilings of the historic Chesa Planta.

Nomad St. Moritz 2018 - Fauteuil, Joaquim Tenreiro, circa 1950 (Nilufar Gallery) - modern design - unique chairs Image Courtesy of Nilufar Gallery

This impeccably designed armchair by Joaquim Teneiro was designed in the 1950s and is just one of many inspiring designs showcased by Nilufar Gallery at NOMAD St. Moritz. The delightfully fuzzy upholstery juxtaposes beautifully with the sleek and slim iron frame.

Nomad St. Moritz 2018 - Black Hole Sun Divider, Iosselliani Design, 2017 (Giustini - Stagetti, Galleria O. Roma) - modern design - art events - antique collector events - gold floor screens Image Courtesy Giustini Stagetti Gallery

Iosselliani Design, known for their luxury objects and furniture, had their glittering gold room divider, aptly named ‘Black Hole Sun Separé’, by Giustini / Galleria Galleria O. Roma. The gallery chose this piece to contribute to the intimate, elegant and exclusive characteristics of their exhibit.

Nomad St. Moritz 2018 - Galerie Eva Presenhuber Gallery - Doug Aitken's Mirage house - site-specific design - mirrored house - modern design Image Courtesy of Galerie Eva Presenhuber

Galerie Eva Presenhuber showed a film documenting artist Doug Aitken’s spectacular site-specific work, Mirage, a house built entirely from mirrors which he made for Desert X, an art project in California’s Coachella Valley last year.
 
reve mirror by koket - wall mirrors - round mirrors - black and gold mirrors - high-end mirrors
 
We also loved Sarah Myerscough Gallery’s Cabinet Cocoons #5 by Marlène Huissoud (2017).

Nomad St. Moritz 2018 - Cabinet Cocoons #5, Marlène Huissoud, 2017 (Sarah Myerscough Gallery) - modern design Image Courtesy of Sarah Myerscough Gallery

And Gallery Massimo de Carlo’s room filled with intriguing art objects!

nomad st. moritz 2018 - Massimo De Carlo - modern design - art events - design events - collector events - Photography by Andrea Badrutt Photography by Studio Vedet / Giulia Piermatiri

If you can be in Monaco in April don’t miss the 2nd edition of NOMAD Monaco at the stunning Villa la Vigie (Karl Lagerfeld’s former residence) located in the private park of the Monte Carlo Beach Club from April 26-29, 2018.
nomad monaco villa la vigie - karl lagerfeld - art events - design events - collector events
The NOMAD show is unlike any other design fair and we are completely enchanted!