Benoît Ramognino
art dealer
Benoît Ramognino (born May 18, 1968, in Paris, France) is a notable figure in the field of art dealing, with a specialization in design furniture from the twentieth century, as well as expertise in pop culture and utopian architecture of the same era.
Benoît Ramognino promotes furniture of Quasar Khanh, Verner Panton Luigi Colani, and architecture by Matti Suuronen.
Profession
An antiquarian since 1987, Benoît Ramognino attained the status of Expert CEA and CEFA in 2001 and has been a member of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA), the National Syndicate of Antiquarians, since 2005.
From 1987 to 1996, he operated his first boutique in Saint-Ouen, at the Clignancourt flea market, within the Paul Bert section, pioneering the "Baby Boom Plastic" trend by being the first merchant to offer furniture and toys from the 1970s at the Saint-Ouen flea market.
From 1996 to 2009, Benoît Ramognino served as the founder and director of XXO: Xtra Xtra Original. It emerged as a leading entity in the vintage furniture market, amassing one of Europe's most significant inventories of creations spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s. Noteworthy achievements include sales to prestigious institutions such as the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, as well as participation in exhibitions such as the retrospective "Pop Design" at the Centre Georges Pompidou in 2004. Additionally, XXO was a pioneering participant in the "Puces du Design" event in 1999 and played a pivotal role in initiating the first auctions dedicated to design furniture. The company also demonstrated its commitment to preserving French design heritage by acquiring a substantial portion of available furniture stocks from French designers.
From 2009 to 2011, Benoît Ramognino served as a professor at EAC and directed theses, offering courses on the "design market" to students in the fourth year of their master's program.
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