From Light and Space to Pop and Craft: BILLINGS Unveils Its Summer Art + Design Lineup
LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BILLINGS is pleased to announce its upcoming Summer Modern Art + Design and Contemporary Design auctions, taking place on June 28 and 29, 2025. With over 500 lots offered across both events, this two-day series presents a dynamic blend of 20th-century modernism and contemporary innovation, curated for both seasoned collectors and design enthusiasts alike.
SUMMER MODERN ART + DESIGN
Saturday, June 28 at 10AM (Pacific)In-person, online, absentee, and phone bidding available
This marquee sale features over 400 highly curated lots of 20th-century furniture, lighting, art, and decorative objects from across Italy, France, Scandinavia, and the United States.
Notable highlights include:
A rare biomorphic coffee table (1952) by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, complete with original lime green-shaded glass.
An iconic "Elipsis" mosaic by California mid-century master Evelyn Ackerman.
A delicate and significant Weed Pot by Los Angeles-based ceramicist Doyle Lane, a pivotal figure of the Black Arts movement.
A debut collection of acrylic sculptures by Jackie Greber, a Light and Space artist whose work was described by Artforum as a "magically sustaining delight."
Also featured is a selection of exceptional craft furniture and studio pottery, including works by:
John Nyquist
Jack Rogers Hopkins
Stan Bitters
Peter Voulkos
Mineo Mizuno
Doyle Lane
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
Sunday, June 29 at 11AM (Pacific)Online-only
The following day, BILLINGS presents 100+ lots of contemporary furniture, lighting, and art from the world's most forward-thinking studios and designers. The sale includes statement pieces from heritage brands like B&B Italia, Minotti, Flos, Ligne Roset, and Louis Poulsen.
Among the standout designers represented:
Patricia Urquiola
Kelly Wearstler
Sebastian Herkner
Pierre Charpin
Re-edited modern classics are also featured, with designs by:
Joe Colombo
Eileen Gray
Vico Magistretti
Contemporary fine art and photography offerings include works by:
Brian Bowen Smith
Fernando Mastrangelo
Bradley Duncan
The sale also includes collectible objects and rare decor, including pieces by renowned pop artist KAWS.
AUCTION PREVIEW
Saturday, June 21 / 9AM–2PMMonday–Thursday, June 23–26 / 9AM–4PMFriday, June 27 / 9AM–9PM
PREVIEW PARTYFriday, June 27 / 6PM–9PM
About BILLINGS
Founded in 2015 to address an absence of curated channels in Los Angeles' design market, BILLINGS offers a platform for the sale of quality modern design, furniture, art, and decorative objects.BILLINGS' quarterly auctions feature 300–400+ lots spanning from the pedigreed to anonymous, classic to unusual, and rare to noteworthy. Heavily weighted in mid-century modern selections from the 1960s to the early 2000s, BILLINGS' catalogs represent a wide range of American and international art and design.BILLINGS' in-house live auctions are accessible online, with options to bid in-person, online, as an absentee or by phone. Registration and pre-bidding begin three weeks before each sale.For more information and press inquiries, contact Rich Carmichael at 396547@email4pr.com or by phone at 213-584-2240.
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