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 Daybed, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional leather and oak daybed by Jacques Adnet. The entire frame is wrapped in dark green leather with signature Adnet contrast stitching and brass hardware. Cane style paneling on all sides. Only the two crossbars underneath the bed are not wrapped in leather. Extremely collectible and rare bed...
Brass, Steel
Jacques Adnet Daybed, with Saint-Gobain, Circa 1950, France
By Jacques Adnet, Saint Gobain
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Jacques Adnet Daybed, with Saint-Gobain, Circa 1950, France Rare. Black lacquered base with gilt detail and Saint-Gobain glass sides. Original leather Very decorative p...
Steel
Stitched Leather Daybed by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Stitched leather daybed by Jacques Adnet 1950s France.
Brass
$9,212 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Custom Oak & Cream Bouclé Daybed by Fosfeen Handcrafted, Made to Order
Located in Plymouth, GB
A handcrafted oak and cream bouclé daybed from Fosfeen’s Sunday Collection. Made to order with full customisation available, including COM, finishes, and dimensions. The Sunday Dayb...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$6,203
H 21.66 in W 34.85 in D 77.56 in
Daybed with Mahogany Frame in the Manner of Charlotte Perriand, France 1950s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Berlin, DE
French daybed from the 1950s, defined by a clear, architectural mahogany frame and a refined sense of proportion. Newly upholstered, the piece reflects the postwar French approach to...
Metal
Jacques Hitier, Daybed, France 1950
By Jacques Hitier
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Daybed in blond solid oak and black lacquered tubular metal by Jacques Hitier, Tubauto edition, France 1950. The metal base is surrounded by an oak frame, the curved base receives th...
Metal
$3,900
H 16.15 in W 78.75 in D 47.25 in
Danish Modern Daybed, Reupholstered, Made in Pine, by Nyt i Bo, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A large Danish mid century daybed in solid pine, reupholstered in grey wool. Made by a Danish company "Nyt i Bo" in 1970s. This daybed can also be used as ...
Wool, Pine
Jacques Hauville French Daybed for Bema
By Jacques Hauville
Located in Houston, TX
Daybed of strong refined modern design. Solid oak wood frame with integrated curved end rails that act as subtle armrests. It has a minimal architectural silhouette with exposed angl...
Fabric, Wood
Fine French 1950's Solid Elm Bed by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Mid-Century solid elm bed by Pierre Chapo.
Elm
Italian Neoclassical Style Iron Scrolled Daybed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Italian iron daybed featuring large, dramatic scrolled ends with x-form stretchers. The daybed has a fitted cushion measuring 8 inches deep upholstered with newer fabric. Sup...
Iron
$3,112Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 80.71 in D 34.26 in
19th Century French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Daybed
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent 18th century French Louis XV period daybed. The bed needs a reupholstered , we can do it with the color velvet you choose.
Velvet, Walnut
René Gabriel Daybed in Elm, France 1950's
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
A René Gabriel daybed of the reconstruction period in the original patina, of note, Is the layered construction of the lower frame that gives the da...
Elm
Jacques Adnet Leather Armchair, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare leather and iron armchair by French designer Jacques Adnet. Entire chair is wrapped in handstitched leather. Brass capped feet and brass hardware detailing on chair backs. Seat ...
Iron
Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Bed, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant bed frame attributed to French designer Jacques Adnet. Completely wrapped in black saddle leather. Characteristic stacked bamboo motif and contr...
Metal, Brass
$13,600
H 37 in W 57.5 in D 77.5 in
Jacques Adnet Style Leather and Brass Full Size Bed Frame, France 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Adnet style Leather and Brass Full Size Bed Frame, France 1950s. Bed frame is saddle stitched leather over steel, brass. Bed frame shows beautiful rich patina. Measures 37"...
Brass
Daybed by Jacques Adnet, France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and architectural daybed attributed to Jacques Adnet, distinguished by the designer’s signature use of leather as a structural and decorative element. The sculptural metal fr...
Metal
Daybed by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Daybed designed by Jacques Adnet with exceptional technique. The entire frame is wrapped in black hand stitched leather with brass rings. The brass rings connected the different le...
Brass, Steel
Jacques Adnet Daybed
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Jacques Adnet leather framed daybed with signature caramel leather and contrast stitching. Brass bamboo hardware - Newly upholstered in black textured boucle with french seams ...
Brass
Daybed by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Red Stiched leather and iron daybed by Jacques Adnet 2 Brass stars on the leather Great condition.
Brass, Iron
Black Leather Daybed by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A black leather clad daybed with two bolster cushions by Jacques Adnet. Featuring contrast saddle stitching to the hairpin legs and bolster straps, which attach to the base by way of...
Steel
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H 31.5 in W 80.71 in D 39.38 in
French Midcentury Steel, Leather faux bamboo and Rattan Daybed, Jacques Adnet
By Compagnie Des Arts Français, Jacques Adnet
Located in Uccle, BE
A midcentury daybed in steel, leather and rattan designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured by the "Compagnie des Arts Français". The frame that supports the mattress, mattress an...
Iron
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H 32.29 in W 78.75 in D 35.44 in
French Midcentury Steel, Bronze, Black bamboo Leather Daybed by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet, Compagnie Des Arts Français
Located in Uccle, BE
A black steel structure daybed by Jacques Adnet. The structure is covered by black leather saddle stiched. Bronze rings giving an impression of bamboo (faux bamboo) decorated the w...
Iron
Jacques Adnet Daybed, France, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
French midcentury hand-stitched black leather daybed by Jacques Adnet. Leather mattress and bolsters, interior steel frame, brass accents. Excellent v...
Metal, Brass
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H 34 in W 81.5 in D 46 in
French Mid-Century Modern Hand Stitched Black Leather Bed by Jacques Adnet, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Chic, sober French Mid-Century hand-stitched black leather bed / daybed by Jacques Adnet. The bed is composed of an interior steel frame that is han...
Leather Wrapped Daybed by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Black iron frame, partially wrapped in black leather with top stitched edges. Floating leather headboard & footboard. Large cushion & bolsters of woven Italian fabric. *This examp...
Jacques Adnet Leather Daybed
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely and rare daybed by Jacques Adnet, circa 1940's in leather with brass accents. Stitched leather frame retains the original leather and shows lovely patina. The brass has a warm...
Brass