We love womenswear designer — and current Saturday Shopper — Joseph Altuzarra for many reasons. For one, he was born in Paris and raised in California (which seems unfairly lucky). Two, he had a full-sized monogrammed ice bar at his recent nuptials to husband Seth Weissman. And three, the man has an uncanny ability to drape slinky evening dresses and tailor crisp-but-feminine day jackets.
As huge fans of his work, we were delighted to see shades of Altuzarra’s Resort 2015 collection pop up in the designer’s Saturday Shopping collection (fun fact: Altuzarra’s cousin, street style star Lily Kwong, was a 2013 shopper). The pieces were born from a loose interpretation of Rainer Maria Fassbender’s 1982 film Querelle, a maritime thriller set in northern France. We asked Altuzarra to give us a little more background on his designs and point out a few places where they overlapped with his 1stdibs picks. Read on for more!
L to R: AEO No. 650 Lounge Chair by Paolo Deganello, 1973, 1970s Atollo Lamp by Vico Magistretti, Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce, 1987
L to R: 1980s Freeform Polished Steel Table by Karl Springer, 1960s Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1970s Ribbon Lounge Chairs by Pierre Paulin
L to R: ABCD Sofa by Pierre Paulin, 1968, Chain Link to Heaven by Nobuko Sugai-Kyoto, Elda Armchair with Ottoman by Joe Colombo, 1965
L to R: 932 Armchair by Mario Bellini, 1964, ‘The Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France.’ by Slim Aarons, 1976, Italian Table Lamps by Gino Sarfatti, 1966
L to R: Floor Lamp by Mario Bellini, 1967, The Wave Bench by Maria Pergay, 1968, 1970s Armchair by Philippe Hiquily
See Joseph Altuzarra’s full Saturday Shopper selection.
