Incollect Magazine - Issue 11

Incollect Magazine 69 to Greece in 1967, where he became the personal interior designer to Aristotle Onassis. His final series of designs was made by artisanal furniture makers Susan and Eleftherios Saridis of Athens, with whom he created a Klismos line of furniture, including the Klismos Chair which is still in production today. His designs for Saridis reprise classical forms, such as his ‘Saridis’ walnut table, a graceful design with bronzed claw base, from circa 1960, that dealer Lance Thompson bought from a client. “The tripod table form for furniture goes back to ancient Egypt, but in this case is updated with a simplified wooden top to highlight the decorative legs,” Thompson says. “Though classically influenced his designs are always informal and livable and for that reason, remain timeless.” Freeform Coffee Table in birch with three brass legs, Model 1759 produced by Widdicomb, United States, 1954. From TFTM on Incollect.com Curved Back Tub Chairs in walnut, produced by Widdicomb, United States, circa 1940s. From TFTM on Incollect.com