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ERLING VIKSJØ was a prominent Norwegian architect and designer celebrated for his innovative use of concrete and stone. Renowned for his patented technique known as Naturbetong, which involved sandblasting concrete facades to reveal the interior stone molding structure, Viksjø made significant contributions to Norwegian architectural aesthetics. Additionally, he gained recognition for his furniture pieces distinguished by inlaid stone designs on sleek wooden frames, showcasing his distinctive artistic style. Viksjø’s influence is evident in the creation of numerous government offices, churches, hospitals, and modern high-rises built across Norway in the post-World War II era. 

If asked to select one word to describe Patrick, I would resist and pick two. The first would be curiosity — a fundamental essential, to stimulate inquiry and rigour in all things, both great and small, of any era or region, type or surface. Even the most fleeting survey of this selection for sale is a celebration of innovation and of inspiration — an unerring eye for the unusually exceptional, or perhaps the exceptionally unusual. The chances are, that these are indeed discoveries that you have not yet realised that you needed to make. 

Mentor, would be my second word. If artefacts and objects articulate visual, cultural and historic language, then the fluency of skillful mentorship — to guide, nurture, describe and explain — releases the eloquence of murmuring histories. In this capacity Patrick is that most earnest and sincere of excellent narrators. If ever I had friends, clients or colleagues visiting New York looking for unusual inspiration, there was always the certainty that Patrick’s venues would offer them a glimpse of the hitherto unseen or the unusually seductive, always with the reassurance of the most fascinating story waiting to be told.