One of the most elegant and innovative 20th-century French furniture designers, Jacques Adnet created a simple, unadorned signature style that is both trim and vigorous. He began his career in the heyday of the Art Deco era, and in the 1950s, in association with Hermès, created chairs, lamps, desks and other pieces that employed slender metal frames clad in stitched saddle leather. With such furnishings, Adnet brought a fashion sensibility to design and decor that had not been seen since the 1920s prime of the great Paris couturier-decorator Paul Poiret.
Adnet was born in a provincial town in Burgundy, where he studied design before moving, along with his twin brother, Jean, to Paris to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs. After their graduation in the early 1920s, the brothers were hired to work in the decorative-arts atelier of the department store Galeries Lafayette, under the direction of Maurice Dufrêne, an Art Deco master who developed a singularly robust and opulent style. Both Adnets showed their work at the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair from which the term Art Deco is derived.
In 1928, Jacques Adnet took charge of the struggling La Compagnie des Arts Français, a decorative-arts firm founded by Louis Süe and André Mare that created modern furnishings that bore traces of 18th-century styling. Adnet immediately took the company in a different direction. He developed a simple lithe and lean look that incorporated industrial materials such as metal and glass, along with exotic woods and finishes such as parchment and sharkskin.
Adnet’s furniture begs to be described in terms of personalities: charming faux-bamboo side tables, suave chrome lighting and urbane club chairs. His most noted pieces, which feature sleek metal frames wrapped in Hermès leather, have a character all their own — smooth, elegant and self-assured, they inhabit a room with the same wit and grace as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve.
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Jacques Adnet Black Leather Table Lamp with Adjustable Calendar, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Jacques Adnet leather table lamp with adjustable date display on the base. Neck is attached at the base and at the top with a brass ball joint which gives it an array of posi...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Black Leather Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome black leather and brass floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the 1950s. Completely wrapped in original black leather. Standing on brass ball feet. Sleek stem which features the signature Adnet bamboo design with leather and brass ring separators. Tripod base also wrapped in leather with brass rings fastening the feet to the stem. Signature Adnet contrast stitching down every leather seam. Excellent age and patina to black leather. New custom silk lamp shade...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Jacques Adnet Black Leather Table Lamps, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sophisticated, sculptural, and impossibly chic! This pair of Jacques Adnet table lamps brings the kind of quiet luxury that whispers, “Yes, I do have impeccable taste.” Wrapped in Adnet’s signature hand-stitched black leather, each lamp stands on a tripod base that feels equal parts equestrian elegance and modern French minimalism. The clean, tailored lines are beautifully balanced with oversized cream shades that cast a soft, flattering glow. Perfect for framing a console, elevating nightstands, or stealing the show on matching end tables. They’re the kind of lamps that make every room feel suddenly intentional. New custom silk lampshades. Newly rewired for US standards with cloth cord and on/off hand switch. Matching pair of red leather Adnet lamps...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather Table Lamp with Built-In Bookshelf, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare Jacques Adnet leather table lamp with built-in bookshelf. Metal frame completely wrapped in a tan saddle leather. Signature Adnet contrast stitching throughout. Illuminates...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Black Leather and Brass Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome floor lamp completely wrapped in a black leather by French designer Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the 1950s. Just under 5.5 feet tall. Leather covers stem with brass ring...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Green Leather Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome cantilever floor lamp completely wrapped in a deep green leather by French designer Jacques Adnet. Great sculptural lamp from all angles. Signature Adnet contrast stitching ...
Iron, Brass
Pair of Jacques Adnet Red Leather Table Lamps, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined example of French modernism, this pair of Jacques Adnet table lamps features his signature of luxury materials. Each lamp is wrapped in rich red leather with saddle-stitche...
Brass
$3,604Sale Price|20% Off
Jacques Adnet Faux-Bamboo Bronze and Brass Floor Lamp, French, circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This floor lamp is made of brass. It is imitating faux-bamboo. It is heavy and the quality is really good. This is a model by famous French designer Jacques Adnet, made circa 1940. T...
Brass, Bronze
Floor Lamp with Triangular Side Table, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Form meets function! This sculptural floor lamp doesn’t just light up the room, it offers a perfect spot for your drink, novel, phone, and beyond. The built in triangular side table ...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Black Leather Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome black leather and brass floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the 1950s. Thick stem which tapers at the top and bottom with a brass sleeve detail in the middle adjoining the two ends. Tripod leather...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Floor Lamp in Saddle Leather, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome saddle leather and metal floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Entirely wrapped in leather. Made in the 1950s. Tripod leather wrapped ba...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather and Iron Floor Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome iron and leather floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Saddle leather trim on the feet and stem of the lamp. Saddle leather strap extending from the adju...
Iron
1950s Adjustable Leather Floor Lamp in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass and leather floor lamp in the style of French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Beige leather wrapping the full length of lamp. Height adjustable brass rod runs ins...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather Table Lamp with Built-in Catchall, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Jacques Adnet leather table lamp with brown ceramic ashtray/catchall inset into the base. Metal frame completely wrapped in a tan saddle leather. Lamp is on a ball socket allowing the light to be pointed in different directions. Signature Adnet contrast stitching throughout. Illuminates beautifully and the base functions perfectly as an ashtray or a small catchall...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Steel and Leather Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning steel floor lamp by French modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the 1950s. Horseshoe shaped base with with thick steel frame. Thick saddle leather accents wrap around the frame in five locations; two at the base, and three going up the stem of the lamp. Heavy and substantial piece. New custom silk lampshade...
Metal, Brass
Exquisite Dore Bronze and Crystal Boudoir Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in North Miami, FL
Exquisite petite two-light boudoir lamp in perfect working condition with silk cord. Composed of three crystal blocks encased in patinated dore bronze hardware. All original with dar...
Crystal, Brass
$251Sale Price|19% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 4.73 in
1950s Vintage Adjustable Desk Table Lamp with Brass Structure
Located in Milano, Lombardia
1950s vintage lamp, Italian manufacture. The lamp has a brass structure.
Brass, Iron
$9,245
H 10.04 in Dm 4.73 in
Original Jacques Adnet Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706, France, 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Original Jacques Adnet adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706, France, 1930s. Crystal, nickel-plated bronze, modern shade. Glass produced by Baccarat, Paris, France. Approx 10 in. ...
Bronze
set Jacques Adnet Red Stich Leather Table lamps 1960s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beathiful set of Table lamps . Red stich Leather base ,Brass column uprights . attributed to Jacques Adnet . 1960s France . so stylish . the shades, ''not in the best condition''...
Leather
$7,522Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in Dm 11.82 in
Jacques Adnet Leather and Metal Floor Lamp France - 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Berlin, DE
Jacques Adnet Metal Floor Lamp with beautiful leather details, France - 1950s. The measurements given apply to the lamp without the shade. Please note: Lamp should be fitted profess...
Metal
Jacques Adnet leather table lamp France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This exceptional table lamp is a masterpiece of modernist design by the renowned French designer Jacques Adnet, crafted in his atelier during the 1950s. A striking example of Adnet’s...
Leather, Fabric
1950's Stitched Leather Floor Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather floor lamp by Jacques Adnet. Dimensions given without shade. No shade included.
Leather
1950's Stitched Leather Floor Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Dark green stitched leather floor lamp By Jacques Adnet. No shade provided Shade not included France.
Leather
1950s Large French Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage ceramic lamp from France, 1950s. Glazed ceramic base in blue, grey, and green tones with light brown speckled coloring. Newly rewired with new tapered linen shade. Takes one ...
Ceramic, Linen
$2,450
H 72 in W 12 in D 12 in
Midcentury French Brass and Glass Floor Lamp In The Style Of Jacques Adnet
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès, Jacques Adnet, Jules Leleu, Fontana Arte
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury French brass and glass floor lamp inspired by Jacques Adnet. Stylish Jacques Adnet style French bronze or brass and glass floor lamp. Newly wired for U.S. market. (Shade a...
Bronze
Pair of Jacques Adnet Style Table Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Jacques Adnet style table lamp, polished brass, 2-light 40 watts max bulb. US rewired.
Brass
1950's Stitched Leather Floor Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather floor lamp by Jacques Adnet Quiet rare in this colour. Dimensions given without shade No shade included
Leather
$2,300
H 13.78 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
Adnet Style Brass Horse Shoe & Black Stitched Leather Desk Lamp, France 1960's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant neoclassical black stitched leather and brass horseshoe shaped base table or desk lamp. In good vintage condition. European socket and wiring. Price include rewiring for use...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Brass and Leather Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Height adjustable floor lamp by Jacques Adnet. Meet the chicest reader’s companion and the most polite attention seeker in the room. This vintage floor lamp stretches tall with elega...
Brass
Pair of crystal lamps by Jaques ADNET 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of crystal lamps by Jaques ADNET Baccarat crystal ball lamp base resting on a nickel-plated bronze base allowing the ball to swivel. Original...
Crystal
Sold
H 72 in W 17.75 in D 17.75 in
Jacques Adnet Black Leather and Brass Tripod Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome tripod floor lamp completely wrapped in a supple black leather by French designer Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the 1950s. Leather features brass ring accents up the entire length of the body and is wrapped in a way that gives a bamboo look to the lamp. With delicate lines and beautiful presence, this is a perfectly elegant and simple lamp...
Brass, Iron
Jacques Adnet Green Leather and Brass Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome curved floor lamp completely wrapped in a deep green leather by French designer Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the 1950s. Brass ball joint above the socket allowing to dir...
Brass, Iron
Jacques Adnet Red Leather Table Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare Jacques Adnet red leather table lamp. Metal frame completely wrapped in a rich red leather. Signature Adnet contrast stitching through...
Metal, Brass
Vintage French Leather Floor Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage leather floor lamp designed by Jacques Adnet in the 1950s, fine French craftsmanship. The floor lamp is very unique as it ...
Metal
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Leather Floor Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass and leather floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Made in the 1950s. Tripod brass base secures into the stem which is wrapped in brown leather and secured with the signature Adnet contrast stitching. Height adjustable. Curved brass rod as well as an moveable/angled lamp...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Floor Lamp in Black Leather
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass, leather and metal floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Tripod brass base secures into the stem which is wrapped in a rich black leather and secur...
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Floor Lamp in Saddle Leather
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass, leather and metal floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Tripod brass base secures into the stem which is wrapped in a beautiful saddle brown leath...
Metal
Rare Pair of Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather Twin Arm Wall Scones
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Benington, Herts
Rare and important pair of black stitched saddle leather and gilt bronze wall appliqués / lights with their wicker shades by Jacques Adnet, excellent original condition. French La...
Leather
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Leather Floor Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass and leather floor lamp by French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Black leather wrapping the full length of lamp. Height adjustable brass rod runs inside. Signatur...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Style Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass and metal floor lamp in the style of French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Circular metal base and stem are one solid piece. Height adjustable curved brass rod. ...
Metal