LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As the first event heralding the tenth anniversary, BILLINGS AT TEN will feature works that are both significant, and significantly BILLINGS. The auction is headlined by Ed Moses’ 12 feet by 24 feet “Billboard Painting” (2017) and a studio-made Walnut Rocking Chair (1983) by Sam Maloof, marking BILLINGS’ monumental anniversary with monumental, and iconic, pieces.

BILLINGS launched in 2015 to address the lack of modern, forward-thinking auction houses in Los Angeles at that time. Since then, the house has become a treasured resource for prominent interior designers and design savvy clients worldwide. Founded by Lorca Cohen and Greg Wooten of The Window, Joshua Kritzer of Rewire Gallery and Managing Partner Rich Carmichael, BILLINGS’ strength is not only offering blue-chip, well-known design but also forging an aesthetic that sees modernism, craft, folk and ephemera operate in the same visual universe. This unique approach has not only informed the international design community, but has also opened up the concept of purchasing at auction to a larger audience.

“In 2015, auctions were places populated by collectors and resellers – it wasn’t a world that the general public was very aware of. Ten years later, auctions in general have become a go-to place for a much wider audience,” notes Rich Carmichael. “From the beginning, BILLINGS has made a conscious effort to reach out to people new to this arena. Everything we do, from the parties the night before our sales, to the way we set up for in-person preview, to the way we take care of people that reach out to us, is geared toward making the auction experience fun and accessible.” Greg Wooten adds “Earning the trust of the design community was paramount to us. Once people could feel the momentum, better and better pieces kept coming our way… and just keep coming!”

BILLINGS’ tenth anniversary auction presents nearly 400 lots of modern and contemporary furniture, lighting, and art, including works by Pierre Jeanneret, Walter Lamb, Charles Eames, Jean Prouve, Paavo Tynell, and more.

Contemporary highlights include:

• Four unique works from William Emmerson’s ‘Rib Line’ series
• Seating by Lawson-Fenning
• Several pieces from Kelly Wearstler-designed interior, including a unique mirror by Misha Kahn and custom case pieces designed by Wearstler.

Studio craft is well-represented by:

• A ‘Minguren II’ coffee table by George Nakashima
• Unique chairs by John Nyquist
• A ring by Clare Falkenstein.

The sale also includes several works by the late Franco-American Neo-Expressionist artist Pierre Picot in various media.

BILLINGS is also proud to present Scandinavian Design, an online auction with an eclectic collection spanning the 1930s through the 2000s.

Highlights include:

• A collection of beautiful flatweave rugs
• Pieces by Henning Kjaernulf, Hans Wegner, Kai Kristiansen, Borge Mogensen, and many more.

There are also several hard-to-find large sets of modular cased goods and a wide range of styles from Swedish oak, to Danish rosewood.

AUCTION PREVIEW

Saturday, September 20 / 9AM–2PM
Monday–Thursday, September 22–25 / 9AM–4PM
Friday, September 26 / 9AM–9PM

PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, September 26 / 6PM–9PM

ABOUT BILLINGS

Founded in 2015, BILLINGS offers a platform for the sale of quality modern design, furniture, art, and decorative objects. BILLINGS’ quarterly auctions feature 300–400+ lots spanning from the pedigreed to anonymous, classic to unusual, and rare to noteworthy. Heavily weighted in mid-century modern selections from the 1960s to the early 2000s, BILLINGS’ catalogs represent a wide range of American and international art and design.

BILLINGS’ in-house live auctions are accessible online, with options to bid in-person, online, as an absentee or by phone. Registration and pre-bidding begin three weeks before each sale.

Media Contact:
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