Christie’s to Auction Portable Designer House

NEW YORK—“Tomorrow, the Maison Tropicale, a small aluminum-paneled house built in 1951 by Jean Prouvé, a French designer and the current court favorite of well-heeled contemporary art and design collectors internationally, is being opened to the public for preview in Long Island City,” The New York Times writes. Christie’s will auction the structure, which the Times describes as “Cash and carry… a kit of metal parts, like an Ikea piece but bigger,” on June 5. The portable residence comes wired for electricity and ships in six containers, and carries an estimate of $4 million to $6 million.