Set of Six Chairs in the Style of René Gabriel, 1960s

Nice set of five Scandinavian chairs, made of rosewood and original fabric.

Set of two Scandinavian armchairs and four chairs from the 1950s in the style of Joseph Savina's work. Solid oak structure carved on the top of the backs. Wicker straw seats (period)...

Set of Four Chairs by René Gabriel, Solid Oak, France, 1950s Original Designs from the French Reconstruction Movement An emblem of post-war resilience and clarity, this set of four ...

Set of 4 oak chairs with white fabric seat by René Gabriel, 1950s René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheticism, robustness and sobriety, a source of inspiration for a whole generation of future designers. A student at the Germain Pilon School and then at the National School of Decorative Arts, René Gabriel began as a domino maker by designing and producing his own wallpapers, and then made his mark as a decorative artist in most of the salons and international exhibitions of the inter-war period. In 1927, he began his research into the creation of mass-produced furniture and proposed a piece of furniture composed of juxtaposable and superposable elements. He studied an economical version that he presented in 1934 at the Salon des arts ménagers under the name of RG elements. Another major turning point came in 1944, when the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning commissioned him to create emergency furniture. A fervent advocate of furniture for all, René Gabriel designed numerous models for disaster victims by establishing close ties with industry. He also collaborated with Auguste Perret...