Hubert le Gall Furniture
Self-taught French designer Hubert Le Gall imbues his modern furniture creations with a sense of joy and whimsy. His expansive repertoire includes everything from chandeliers and wall mirrors to coffee tables and armchairs, each piece more playful than the next. “I’m very sincere in my work," Le Gall told Introspective magazine. "I try to be happy in life and to make others happy.”
Le Gall was born in 1961 in Lyon, France. He dreamed of becoming an architect as a child but studied finance instead at the behest of his father. Not content to leave his artistic passion behind, Le Gall gave up his finance career and began painting portraits instead. Over time, he was drawn to the world of furniture design. In the 1980s, he partnered with a carpenter and opened a studio in Paris. By the early 1990s, he had stopped painting and thrown himself completely into furniture-making.
Le Gall's pieces balance the line between furniture and art. They are functional but imaginative, with unusual proportions, novel materials and dramatic flourishes. "I always say that I am a creator of furniture," Le Gall explained to Forbes. "I am more an artist than a designer. That’s why I’m more interested in the world of art than the world of decoration.”
Le Gall has had solo exhibitions at the Museum Francisque Mandet in Riom, France, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Château Borély in Marseille. His work is held in many private and public collections and is admired by renowned designers and architects like David Scott, Jacques Garcia, Brian J. McCarthy and Caroline Sarkozy.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Bronze, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Bronze, Magnets
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hubert le Gall Furniture
Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
Bouclé
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
Chrome
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
Metal
2010s Italian Hubert le Gall Furniture
Aluminum
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
Plastic, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Hubert le Gall Furniture
Bronze
1990s French Hubert le Gall Furniture
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Late 20th Century Hubert le Gall Furniture
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2010s French Modern Hubert le Gall Furniture
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1960s French Vintage Hubert le Gall Furniture
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Hubert le Gall Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Hubert le Gall Furniture
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21st Century and Contemporary French Hubert le Gall Furniture
Nickel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Hubert le Gall Furniture
Steel, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Hubert le Gall Furniture
21st Century and Contemporary French Hubert le Gall Furniture
Brass, Nickel