Predictions

It takes years to learn if predictions come true. In the 1990s, Metropolitan Home published a list of pieces predicted to go up in value. The Tupperware Zupa a Noci (Soup to Nuts) bowl by Morison Cousins (1991) was one suggestion, but it was a concept piece (only 20 were made). One now belongs to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Juicy Salif lemon squeezer designed by Philippe Starck for Alessi (1990), the Nike Triax 300 watch (1998) and the Kartell “Bookworm,” a curved metal strip that attaches to the wall to become a shelf (1995), are so popular they are still being made. The Hat Trick chair by Frank Gehry (1992), made of bent strips of wood, is still in production, too. A new chair sells for $1,500. Anything still in production is not yet a collectible. The magazine’s last choice: “anything by Gaetano Pesce.” He is known for his colorful resin furniture. He is also famous for his architecture, jewelry, housewares and more. Pesce is still making unique designs and many of his works are in private collections and museums. Prices have gone up.