Agnès Kentish, Timeless Design

Diego Giacometti no longer needs an introduction: his work is now regarded with the same seriousness as his brother's. But what about Agnès Kentish? People who love contemporary furniture, in any case, know this vibrant woman’s name. In 1984 she and Frédéric de Luca created the gallery En attendant les barbares (translated as “Waiting for the Barbarians”),  which has gone down in the history of 20 th -century decorative arts thanks to a high-powered designer duo: Élizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. Thirty-six years later, Ms. Kentish’s passion is unabated. For her new show, she has asked her favourite designers to evoke Giacometti with original pieces. Why pay homage to Diego Giacometti? This isn’t an anniversary year. To tell the truth, I wanted to salute Pierre Basse, Diego’s ironworker, who has worked with me since the artist’s…