Be Original Americas Benefit Auction 
25 March 2023
Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown, Notebook mugs, pair - Image 1 of 3
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Be Original Americas Benefit Auction 
Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown, Notebook mugs, pair - Image 1 of 3
Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown, Notebook mugs, pair - Image 2 of 3
Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown, Notebook mugs, pair - Image 3 of 3
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Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown

Notebook mugs, pair

Swid Powell
USA, 1984
transfer-printed porcelain 3⅞ h × 4¼ w × 3 d in (10 × 11 × 8 cm)
estimate: $100–150
result: $189
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Printed manufacturer's mark to underside of each example 'Swid Powell © Robert Venturi Notebook'. Sold with a copy of Swid Powell: Objects by Architects, 1990; signed, dated and inscribed to title page 'To Beth...Kind Regards, Addie September 2005'.
provenance: Donated by Beth Dickstein, Co-Founder, Be Original Americas & CEO, bdeandco

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Be deadpan, don’t upstage your subject and present outrageous content in a conventional format.

Denise Scott Brown

Rago, Wright, and LAMA are proud to host the Be Original Americas benefit auction. All proceeds including the 26% buyer's premium go to Be Original Americas in support of their mission to raise awareness about the value and significance of authenticity.

Be Original Americas is a non-profit creative advocacy committed to informing, educating, and influencing manufacturers, artisans, design professionals, and consumers about the economic, ethical, and environmental value of authentic design.

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Originality and authenticity are two of the most important qualities of designs to hit the auction block. They are also the foundation of all works that have become iconic markers in the history of design. Rago/Wright is proud to support Be Original Americas and their mission to inform and educate makers, designers, and consumers about the economic, ethical and environmental value of authentic design.

Richard Wright

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