Tomorrow, February 13, 2018, New York—Christie’s is presenting the unique Collection of JF Chen, taking place in a dedicated auction at Christie’s Rockefeller Center.
The selection offered for auction includes a cross-section of Asian art, decorative objects, and contemporary design, representative of Joel Chen’s unique style and discerning eye.
In business for 40 years, Joel Chen is renowned for refined taste, design intelligence, and innovation. As a young man, Joel grew up in colonial Hong Kong during tumultuous times in China. Educated in Great Britain, he later attended college in Los Angeles, where his passion for furniture and antiques was ignited. A scholar with enthusiasm and a brilliant eye, Chen has transformed a little shop on Melrose Avenue into a mainstay of the Los Angeles design world. It is a showplace where connoisseurs and beginning collectors alike are welcome to experience the visual and tactile qualities of beautiful objects and are encouraged to bring these qualities into their everyday lives. His story is one of history and legacy, but also one of adaptation and great taste. His progression from Asian works of art, to more traditional antiques and into the heavy-hitters of the Design field is reflected in the pieces on offer in the February 2018 sale.
Joel Chen Bio:
Joel Chen has been the design icon collector for the last 40 years. This is his retrospective of his favorite pieces celebrating his lustrous career to be auctioned with Christie’s on February 13, 2018. In business for 40 years, Joel Chen is renowned for refined taste, design intelligence, and innovation. As a young man Joel grew up in colonial Hong Kong during tumultuous times in China. Educated in Great Britain, he later attended college in Los Angeles, where his passion for furniture and antiques was ignited. A scholar with enthusiasm and a brilliant eye, Chen has transformed a little shop on Melrose Avenue into a mainstay of the Los Angeles design world. It is a showplace where connoisseurs and beginning collectors alike are welcome to experience the visual and tactile qualities of beautiful objects and are encouraged to bring these qualities into their everyday lives.
15 years ago, his oldest daughter, Bianca Chen, came into the business. Born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles, Bianca has always been surrounded by furniture, design, and art, and inevitably, has fallen in love with the family business. Formerly the chair of the Decorative Arts and Design Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bianca has been very involved in the arts and has started turning her attention to the discovery and cultivation of contemporary and emerging artists and designers, such as Material Lust, Chuck Moffit, and Tanya Aguiniga. JF CHEN has many celebrity and fashion clients which include – Christian Louboutin, Tom Ford, Raquel Allegra, Maxfield’s, Rick Owens , Roger Vivier, Tod’s, Louis Vuitton, Banana Republic, J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Tamara Mellon , The Row, Vera Wang, James Perse, Salvatore Ferragamo, Isabel Marant, Derek Lam, Philip Lim, Alexander Wang, Zac Posen, Valentino, Greg Chait of The Elder Statesman, and Ricardo Tisci.
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Christies Online Live Bidding: Feb 7 -14th
Preview of all lots including online lots open to public: Feb 8-13
Auction Date: February 13, 2018
