Charles Dudouyt Seating
A favorite among Art Deco furniture collectors and enthusiasts, the work of Charles Dudouyt is known for its rustic and modernist sensibilities rather than the classicist design associated with the French designer and decorator's native country in the early 20th century.
Born in 1885, Dudouyt nurtured his artistic passions while studying at the Germain Pilon school. Upon graduating, he painted and earned a living as an illustrator at French publishing houses such as Calmann-Lévy and a weekly satirical magazine called L’Assiette au Beurre.
In 1918, after he returned from fighting in World War I, Dudouyt left his career as a painter and illustrator and turned to design interior furnishings instead. With his wife, he created and produced lighting fixtures and decorative objects, and in 1920, he founded a rustic furniture factory in Pontoise called L’Abeillée.
Over the next decade, Dudouyt expanded into larger-scale furniture design. In 1933, he moved to Paris and established a manufacturing company called La Gentilhommière, in which he had a store and a workshop. There, he produced a range of furniture, including chairs, cabinets, armchairs and credenzas. Dudouyt worked with a variety of woods that included oak, ash and beech, and integrated other organic materials in his seats and backrests such as leather, wicker and rope.
Dudouyt is known for his way of “embellishing chunky proportions with elegant carvings,” according to Amanda Jesse and Whitney Parris-Lamb of New York City design firm Jesse Paris-Lamb. Vintage Dudouyt sideboards, console tables and seating feature the distinct details now associated with Art Deco, such as geometric inlays, pronounced shapes and raised carved motifs. His oak dining chairs, while lauded for their substantial frames and durability, can also be seen as inviting and light in their sleek legs and armrests.
After he died in 1946, Dudouyt’s son Jacques continued operating La Gentilhommière until it closed in 1960. Today, Charles Dudouyt’s pieces continue to be highly sought by Art Deco interior designers and aficionados.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Charles Dudouyt furniture.
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Beech, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century Charles Dudouyt Seating
Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1930s French Rustic Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Oak
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wicker, Oak
Early 20th Century French Charles Dudouyt Seating
Papercord, Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Charles Dudouyt Seating
Fabric, Oak
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Papercord, Wood
1940s French Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wicker, Wood
1940s European French Provincial Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Beech, Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Velvet, Oak
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Rush, Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Papercord, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Wood, Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1940s Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Wood, Walnut
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Wood
1940s European Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wicker, Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Charles Dudouyt Seating
Linen, Oak, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Charles Dudouyt Seating
Linen, Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wood
1930s French Brutalist Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak, Leather, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Textile, Lacquer, Oak, Wood, Upholstery
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Wicker, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Charles Dudouyt Seating
Rush, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Straw, Wood
1920s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Charles Dudouyt Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Charles Dudouyt Seating
Leather, Oak