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"Discoveries by Designers\nArchitectural Digest's Editors Present Designers' Sources\nDesigned in the 1940s by noted architect Paul R. Williams, a sofa, $12,000, at TFTM is marked by its generous curves. It joins other impressive pieces of furniture and accessories at the Los Angeles shop, including a cast-aluminum scale model of a 1948 Douglas DC-6 aircraft, $4,800, and an aluminum 1930s tethered racing car, $7,500, from McCoy. TFTM, 8319 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90069 323-852-9407; www.tftm.1stdibs.com\nSupported by four posts mounted on the outside of the frame, a 1950s Paul Laszlo chest of drawers, $9,500, at Dragonette (www.dragonetteltd.com; 310-855-9091), also in Los Angeles, was a commission for actor Cameron Mitchell.\nFrench manufacturer Maison Desny was known for its way with glass, and a circa 1930 lamp, $2,400 at German dealer Anticlopedia (www.anticlopedia.com), is no exception. The unusual item is crafted of glass plates stacked around a chrome stem.\nThe years between 1920 and 1930\u2014and the works of Andr\u00E9 Sornay in particular\u2014are the focus at Gallery Alain Marcelpoil in Paris. Among the Sornay pieces are a circa 1930 desk and three chairs, $251,000. As with much of Sornay's oeuvre, the set contrasts materials (in this case, aluminum, glass and lacquered wood) and straight and curved and horizontal and vertical lines. Gallery Alain Marcelpoil, 15 rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris 33-1-40-06-90-45; www.galeriemarcelpoil.com\nCrafted of hand-forged wrought iron and hand-cast glass, a pair of 1960s Erik H\u00F6glund candelabra, $1,900, at Brooklyn's Modest Designs (www.modestdesigns.net; 718-384-2799) were manufactured by metal firm Ystad and glassmaker Kosta Boda.\nThe luster of the polyester and rayon yarns used to weave Vixen, at Phyllis Morris (www.phyllismorris.com; 310-289-6868), lends a shimmery effect to the Op Art-inspired textile.\nFor Les Arcs, a vast ski resort in the French Alps, Charlotte Perriand conceived the interiors and the furnishings. In the latter category were a host of pieces\u2014from lighting to seating\u2014that reflect her career-long interest in designing objects of simple materials and pared-down shape. Four chairs, $4,500, from the resort are at Miami's Thomas Brillet. Thomas Brillet Inc., 817 NE 125th St. North Miami, FL 33161; 305-981-3030 www.thomasbrillet.com\nOnline dealer of midcentury design hi + lo modern (www.hiandlomodern.com) has a subspecialty focusing on objects incorporating animals, such as a matte-glazed Arabia walrus, $240, that measures just five and a half inches tall.\nConstructed of solid birch, a chest of drawers, $9,800, at Secolo 20 in Wainscott, New York, was a 1950-55 reedition for the American market by Edmund Spence of an A. Ahlstrom piece. Like the original, the Spence chest is defined by eight drawers carved to create the impression of waves. A gray lacquer, applied when it was refinished, adds a soft sheen. Secolo 20, www.secolo20.com; 917-838-4548\nThe linen print Khantau Tree\u2014a reinterpretation of a 1930s design\u2014and the acetate, viscose, silk and linen blend Usak Weave are at Schumacher (www.fschumacher.com; 800-523-1200).\nIn the 1990s Ikea commissioned a chair by Verner Panton. The MDF piece, which was not a hit with the company's customers, is now a collector's item. Bebop Antik (www.bebop.se; 46-31-13-91-63) in G\u00F6teborg, Sweden, has one example, $480.\nAt Lerebours Antiques (www.lereboursantiques.com; 917-749-5866) in New York is a glamorous 1940s-50s French desk, $9,500. The smoked-glass mirrors that cover the frame on all sides are reverse-painted with a floral motif."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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