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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1950's Stitched Leather Pair of Lanterns of Lantern by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of stitched leather lanterns by Jacques Adnet We can eventually split the pair. Dimensions given without the chain Chain is :43 cm long
Brass
1950's Stitched Leather Lantern by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather lantern by Jacques Adnet. Great condition Possibility of a second one to make a pair. Price given for one.
Metal
1950's Stitched leather lantern by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather lantern by Jacques Adnet Burgundy leather
Leather, Fabric
1950's Stitched Leather Lantern by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's stitched leather lantern by Jacques Adnet Black leather France.
Metal
$3,650
H 31 in W 7 in D 10 in
Jacques Adnet Style Largest Size Sconces Lantern Wall Lamps France 1960, Pair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Jacques Adnet style sconces, wall lights, lantern lamps in brass, etched glass and gun metal, this is the largest size, measures 31 inches height. In perfect working condit...
Brass, Steel
Jacques Adnet Brown Hand-Stitched Leather-Clad Table Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning table lamp was designed by French designer Jacques Adnet (1901-1984). This classical hickory brown color lamp features a hand-stitched shade with ivory paper lining, a ...
Metal, Brass
$7,507Sale 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
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 Tripod Green Leather stitched Floor Lamp France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
1950's Stitched leather floor lamp designed by Jacques Adnet green leather Dimensions given without shade, no shade provided. The floor lamp will be delivered with the plug correspo...
Leather
Bronze Lantern, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze lantern, circa 1950 Need new electric system. Original glasses missing. Bronze signed.
Pair of Antique Copper Lanterns
Located in Chicago, US
This pair of French copper lanterns radiate warmth. Featuring a single light ensconced within clear glass panels, they cast a welcoming glow that enhances its antique allure. The co...
Copper
Pair of Jacques Adnet Chandeliers
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
French chandelier by Jacques Adnet, 8 opalines tubes. Adjustable height. Pair available. US wired and in working condition.
Chrome
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
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Perpex Floor Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Adnet stitched leather and perpex floor lamp, France, 1950 Havana leather color. Great vintage condition.
Leather, Lucite
French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Stitched Leather Floor Lamp, Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-century hand-stitched dark green leather standing lamp attributed to Jacques Adnet. The piece is entirely covered in leather and has a stunning undulating organic ...