Julianne Moore on important design Julianne Moore on important design Sotheby’s presents a conversation on design, featuring actor and collector Julianne Moore in conversation with curator Glenn Adamson, on the occasion of its ‘Important Design’ sales in Paris and New York (25-26 May 2021) featuring works from the 20th and 21st century Pair of ‘Étoile’ table lamps by Alberto Giacometti, part of Julianne Moore’s design selection from Sotheby’s ‘Important Design’ auction of 20th and 21st century pieces Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor Julianne Moore is an avid design collector. Her passion for design, she explains, started in her youth, when she was first exposed to Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Akari’ lamps. ‘As a person in their early twenties who was trying to learn about design, I would go to design stores and museums, and that’s where you would find a little “Akari” lamp that you could afford,’ she says. ‘There I was, interested in these objects and I found some beautiful lights, textured sculptural pieces that I could afford to put in my living room. That led me to learning more about Isamu Noguchi, learning more about life and sculptures and his contributions to art and design. I was absolutely fascinated.’