What makes a collection truly memorable? For Emmanuel de Bayser, it begins with living among objects that bring daily pleasure, presence and dialogue. In this intimate portrait, de Bayser reflects on the philosophy behind his celebrated residences in Paris and Berlin — spaces shaped over decades through a deeply personal approach to art, design and interiors. Moving fluidly between postwar French design and contemporary art, the collection reveals a refined vision guided by restraint, atmosphere, form and color — where every object is chosen not for storage, but to be lived with every day.
Presented this June at Sotheby’s during Design Week in New York, Of Form and Color: Art and Design from the Emmanuel de Bayser Collection brings together exceptional works by Georges Jouve, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, François-Xavier Lalanne, Alberto Giacometti and more.
