Roger Capron - Vintage Coffee Table with Ceramic Lava Tiles on a Metal Frame

Looking for a spectacular ceramic coffee table! Look no further. Ceramic top with pleasing modulations and contrasts between colors (Off-white, gray, amber, and gold), textures (smooth, rough), linings (texture lines, designed lines, and grout lines), geometric patterns (within and between tiles), and tile sizes. The very best in ceramic coffee tables, Roger Capron had to offer. Ceramic tiles are made of lava, which is lighter in weight, supporting all the variations mentioned above. Moreover, each tile was shaped and flattened by hand, a first for Mr Capron's work. Mr Capron built up his company from 1 to 120 employees from 1946 to 1982. Here is a quick summary of his prolific production: - Free-form decorative items with hand-glazed decors and drawings (from 1948) - Navet tiles hand-glazed on industrial tiles from Villeroy and Boch (From 1950 to 1958) - Planet tiles hand-glazed on industrial tiles from Villeroy and Boch (From 1959 to 1975) - Hand-shaped ceramics (mostly humidors and lamps) covering the 19070s - Indoors and outdoors wall panels covering buildings and lobbies. The most famous ones are the 5-star Hotel Byblos in Saint Tropez (with Jean Derval), Gare maritime de Cannes, - Lava tiles in hundreds of colors and textures (1970 to 1984)—This coffee table is from this production. - Garrigue and Herbiers tiles (1970 to 1984) - Unique, whimsical sculptures, including gigantic sculptures...

*** Important detail: custom height available (1)*** Coffee table with the famous Roger Capron Garrigue tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. Mr. Capron was often balancing his designs by incorporating either brown or white enameled terra cotta tiles. The handcrafted Garrigue tiles are produced by a technique in which real leaves were pressed into the clay and, during firing, disintegrated, leaving a finely detailed imprint. The leaves come from "La Garrigue", a variety of vegetation indigenous to southeastern France only, where Roger Capron lived and worked for 60 years. These Garrigue tiles inspired a large series of side to dining tables, including wall covering. Many kitchen in the French Riviera have their walls covered with Garrigue tiles. This table is mounted on a really sturdy dovetail metal frame. It is in near perfect condition, patina due to age on metal frame. (1) Mr Capron was extremely influenced by the Japanese life style; coffee table are usually low. We can change the legs to match your desired height. Please keep in mind that we provide this service only for the tables that have a dovetail frame and for which the frames have a similar look with the replacement legs...

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