Your account has been succesfully created.

Christie's
Pinaults poach design supremo from Sotheby's

LogoSubscribers only By Philippe Vasset
2 min read Lire en français

Florent Jeanniard has defected to Christie's to oversee its design operations.
Florent Jeanniard has defected to Christie's to oversee its design operations. © Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Sotheby's, Christie's

The billionaire French family, who are the main shareholders in Christie's through their family office Artémis, deployed their considerable network of contacts to recruit the rival auction house's head of design. This segment of the auction market is growing rapidly.

Read also

Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!  

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!