Shop:
Set&Sekt
To add some art-world-appropriate Minimalist chic to your wardrobe, drop by this sleek boutique, where luxurious textures enrich the largely black and beige couture. Set&Sekt is highly recommended by dealer von Bartha, who thinks it brings a welcome cosmopolitan element to Basel. "The concept is very much in the style of Berlin or New York," he says.
Rümelinsplatz 5
41-61/271-0765
www.setandsekt.com
Seven Sisters
Keller recommends this shop in the heart of the Old City, which carries playful modern objects such as doorstops in the shape of high-heeled shoes and perspective-defying vases. "It’s like the MoMA design store," he says. Seven Sisters also provides items for the fair’s own store.
Spalenberg 38
41-61/262-0980
www.sevensisters.ch
Designbutik
The design fair may offer a sampling of the best international wares, but for uniquely local output, visit this butik. The store carries a variety of pieces from mid-20th century on, including work by Swiss designers like Max Bill and Willy Guhl.
Amerbachstr. 35
41-79/368-3932
www.designbutik.ch
"When in Basel for... Art Basel" originally appeared in the June 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's June 2009 Table of Contents.
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