By Michel Dufet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco side table, circa 1930, designed by Michel Dufet and executed in maple burl and rosewood. 29” wide (at sides) x 16” deep x 23” high.
MICHEL DUFET
(1888 – 1985)
Michel Dufet was a renaissance man: architect, designer, painter, and writer. He was born in Deville-les-Rouen, France, and trained in Paris.
His long and distinguished career ranged from modern furniture and design to significant architectural projects.
Dufet began espousing the principles of modernism as early as 1913 when he opened a decorating studio, Mobilier Artistique Moderne (MAM) on Avenue de l’Opera in Paris to produce furniture, wallpaper (including the first Cubist wallpapers), fabrics and lighting. Just one year later, he made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1914 and exhibited again after the World War I armistice. His partner by then was Louis Bureau...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Imperial Imagineering Furniture