I was doing my usual rummaging
around the bookshelvesand I came up with this gem of anexhibition catalog fromParis, 2007 at the
Galerie Downtown,"Steph Simon: Retropsective 1956-1974"Sweet catalog, and a cool story.(Exhibition was way cool too.)I had always wondered who "Steph Simon"was in auction catalogs and this little book brings him to life.I'm not feeling wordy
(I rarely am)so I won't go into his whole life story
other to sayhe tried to stop a robbery,got shot,
and used the insurance money to open a contemporary design store in Paris.He gave Prouvé, Perriand, Mouille, Noguchi and Jouve their first shows in Paris ever.To say his eye was ahead of it's time, would be an understatement....Opening for Jean Prouvéand Charlotte PerriandParis1965Architectural cross-section of theSteph Simon Gallery1956Steph Simon GalleryFirst exhibition1956Steph Simon GallerySelection of furniture and objects1965Time Machine please!Steph Simon GallerySelection of furniture and objects1965Steph Simon GallerySelection of furniture and objects1965Steph Simon GalleryFirst exhibition1956What is that chair to the back right?Prouvé? Doesn't look like it....Steph Simon GalleryJouve "Cylindre" exhibition1950sSteph Simon GalleryJouve "Cylindre" exhibition1950sSteph Simon GalleryNoguchi "Akari" exhibition1960These hand-painted examples are extraordinary.Steph Simon GalleryNoguchi "Akari" exhibition1960Steph Simon GalleryAssorted Press 1950s and 60sSteph Simon GalleryGallery Worksheet for Jean Prouvé1956Steph Simon GalleryGallery Worksheet for Charlotte Perriand1956Steph Simon GalleryGallery Worksheet for Serge Mouille1956Steph Simon GalleryGallery Worksheet for Isamu Noguchi1956Steph Simon Gallery145 Boulevard Saint-GermainParis 61956-1974