Discuss: Does Witco go right over people's heads? - General Tiki

TK Tiki Kollektor Member A Cave in Manhattan Joined: Aug 29, 2006 Posts: 107	TK Tiki Kollektor Posted posted on Fri, Nov 9, 2007 7:52 AM As to the sale of Witco on e-bay, I think U.S. culture might be still in its retro, 1950's, clean looks and crisp lines phase. It may take a while for the pendulem of taste to swing the other way. I completely agree. I think I once made a loose comparison here between Witco and Paul Evans furniture from the same period (1970s): That buffet sold for $86,000 last year. A few collectors of avant garde 70s design are spending big money on "important" furniture from that period, much as they started doing on Modern 15 years ago, Arts and Crafts 15 years before that, Art Nouveau before that, Herter Brothers before that, etc etc. It's only a matter of time before Witco could be viewed as poor man's 1970s art furniture. But the next generation of collectors needs to "get it" first. Like I said once before, all it will really take is a dealer/gallery to do a "Witco Jungle Room Art Furniture" installation at a major NYC show to get the younger design fans interested. Note, my 12 year old nephew LOVES Witco furniture -- I think mostly because he has no first hand cultural references to taint his impressions. PS -- Sven -- but did you see what the 2 mask sets sold for!!!! [ Edited by: Tiki Kollektor 2007-11-09 08:00 ]

As to the sale of Witco on e-bay, I think U.S. culture might be still in its retro, 1950's, clean looks and crisp lines phase. It may take a while for the pendulem of taste to swing the other way.

I completely agree. I think I once made a loose comparison here between Witco and Paul Evans furniture from the same period (1970s):

That buffet sold for $86,000 last year. A few collectors of avant garde 70s design are spending big money on "important" furniture from that period, much as they started doing on Modern 15 years ago, Arts and Crafts 15 years before that, Art Nouveau before that, Herter Brothers before that, etc etc.

It's only a matter of time before Witco could be viewed as poor man's 1970s art furniture. But the next generation of collectors needs to "get it" first. Like I said once before, all it will really take is a dealer/gallery to do a "Witco Jungle Room Art Furniture" installation at a major NYC show to get the younger design fans interested. Note, my 12 year old nephew LOVES Witco furniture -- I think mostly because he has no first hand cultural references to taint his impressions.

PS -- Sven -- but did you see what the 2 mask sets sold for!!!!

[ Edited by: Tiki Kollektor 2007-11-09 08:00 ]

Post #342921 by Tiki Kollektor on Fri, Nov 9, 2007 7:52 AM