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"Nordic Design at Phillips de Pury &amp;amp; Co.\nThis month Phillips auction house is mounting a special sale in London of 20th-century Scandinavian design, curated by Lee F. Mindel. The New York architect chats with AD about the project's genesis and discusses some of the highlights\nAlvar Aalto (Finland)\n\n Set of four wall lights for the Paimio sanatorium, circa 1933\n\n Estimate: $6,200\u2013$9,300\n\n Aalto designed these painted bent-metal fixtures for his Paimio sanatorium, a building Mindel describes as \"a joyous cathedral to healing.\" He notes that Aalto's studio had a skylight the same shape as these fixtures. \"That piece of architecture is expressed in these objects, and when I found them, they really resonated with me,\" Mindel says. \"The fixture is essentially a light bulb with a baffle\u2014it's reduced down to something so simple, yet you have never seen it before.\"\nKaj Gottlob (Denmark)\n\n Pair of Klismos chairs, from the Frederiksberg courthouse, circa 1922\n\n Estimate: $38,800\u2013$54,400\n\n \"These chairs are an example of how Denmark's best or most interesting designs come from civic places,\" Mindel says. They have oak legs, cane seats, and bent-ash backs. \"They express the love, pride, and respect for materials that is unique to this part of the world.\"\nEero Aarnio (Finland)\n\n Painted-wood bed, 1960s\n\n Estimate: $6,200\u2013$9,300\n\n \"The Finns have always found joy within themselves,\" says Mindel, who argues that no designer is as ebullient as his friend Eero Aarnio. Mindel is amused that this bed was designed by the same man whose iconic plastic Bubble chair has been seen everywhere, including on the cover of Playboy magazine. \"He's 78 years old, and you still find that joy and celebration of youthful energy in his work.\"\nPoul Henningsen (Denmark)\n\n Spiral ceiling light, designed 1942\n\n Estimate: $93,000\u2013$124,000\n\n \"I find it fascinating that one bulb can generate so much light,\" says Mindel of the spiral aluminum fixture that used to hang over an indoor swimming pool. \"It shows how the Danes are driven by function and quality, and how the manufacturer, Louis Poulsen, combined science and art in dealing with the environment.\"\nCarl Malmsten (Sweden)\n\n Dining table, circa 1920\n\n Estimate: $62,100\u2013$77,700\n\n \"This table represents the importance of a regional neoclassicism in Sweden,\" says Mindel, who notes that the piece was part of the '20s movement known internationally as Swedish Grace. Produced by cabinetmaker Hjalmar Jackson, the table, made of ash, rosewood, and veneered wood with marquetry inlays, expresses the painstaking artistry of Malmsten, whose legacy includes the furniture at Stadshuset, where the annual Nobel Prize banquet is held, and the interiors of Stockholm's Concert Hall.\nTapio Wirkkala (Finland)\n\n Kuunsirppi (Crescent Moon) pendent, model no. 4-4205, 1972\n\n Estimate: $3,100\u2013$4,700.\n\n \"I find the relationship between Eliel Saarinen's Central Railway Station in Helsinki and this piece of jewelry fascinating,\" says Mindel, who put a photograph of the station (1905\u201314) opposite the necklace in the catalogue. \"Despite people's thinking it could be construed as decorative, it really expresses rays of light and sun. I like the relationship between a small piece of jewelry and one of the largest buildings in Helsinki.\"\nErik Gunnar Asplund (Sweden)\n\n Pair of Asplund ceiling lights, 1940s\n\n Estimate: $23,300\u2013$31,100\n\n \"The Stockholm Library is one of the city's great buildings,\" Mindel says. Originally designed for the landmark structure, these fixtures made of opaque glass and patinated brass have a classical form that complements Ivar Johnsson's Grecian relief in the entrance stairway (a photograph by Mindel appears in the catalogue). Mindel notes that Alvar Aalto admired Asplund for his \"attempt to tie the threads of a living future with those of the living past.\"\nArchitect Lee F. Mindel has assembled a breathtaking array of 20th-century furniture, lighting, and objects from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland to be auctioned at Phillips de Pury &amp;amp; Co. in London on November 17. The 122 lots are currently on display in a presale exhibition at the firm's Howick Place headquarters. Scroll through to see some of the highlights selected by Mindel.\nThe items to be auctioned are also presented in a stunning catalogue, alongside dozens of Mindel's own images of Scandinavian landscapes and buildings, all of which were taken during his extensive travels to the region over the years. The photographs (view a selection of our favorites on the following slides) are being sold directly by Phillips for $400 each (framed) or $240 (unframed), with proceeds benefiting various architecture and design institutions.\nAn interior of the Stockholm Library, designed by Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund.\nThe Copper Tents, by Louis Jean Desprez, in Stockholm's Haga Park.\nA view of Stockholm Harbour."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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