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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Pair of 1950s Stitched Leather Ottomans by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s Stitched leather pair of ottomans By Jacques Adnet France. Instagram: kingofadnet.
Leather
1950's Stitched Leather Pair of Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's stitched leather pair of stools by Jacques Adnet France.
Leather
1950's Stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet France Rare in this color Black and olive green
Leather
1950's Pair of Stitched leather Ottoman by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Pair of Stitched leather Ottoman by Jacques Adnet France
Leather
1950's pair of stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Nice pair of stitched leather stools Burgundy Jacques Adnet France 1950's
Leather
Pair of 1950's Stitched leather ottomans by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of 1950's Stitched Leather Ottomans with brass feet Price given for a pair
Brass
1950's Pair of Stitched Leather Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's pair of stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet France.
Leather
Pair of 1950's Stitched leather ottomans by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
NIce pair of stitched leather ottomans designed by Jacques Adnet Great condition France
Brass
Pair of Large 'Strapontin' Stools by Design Frères in COM
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large 'Strapontin' stools by Design Frères, in COM. This is the COM version: 1 yard required for the pair Instructions to send will be reconfirmed after the order is confirmed.
Wrought Iron
$5,900 / set
H 14 in W 22 in D 22 in
Jacques Charpentier Mid-Century Modern Tufted Leather Ottoman Stool Pair
By Jacques Charpentier
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Jacques Charpentière Mid-Century Modern 1970 French stool, ottoman side tables in original tufted brown leather upholstery and polished chrome base. Very good original condi...
Chrome
$1,746
H 16.15 in W 15.75 in D 16.74 in
Mid Century Modern Organic Rattan Black Metal Stool or Ottoman 1950s Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage organic stool or ottoman or footstool from rattan and black lacquered metal frame 1950s Austria. While the slightly curved seat shows wonderful organic ra...
Metal
Capper Low Stool by Phase Design, Leather
By Phase Design, Reza Feiz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Listed price is for the Capper low stool and Cottswald by Moore & Giles nubuck. COL is also available, with a List price of $ 1,760.00. The Capper Low Stool is also available in fab...
Leather, Fabric, Velvet
Pair of Silk Parsons Ottomans or Stools
By Milo Baughman
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Silk Parson Ottomans or stools. Gingham silk upholstery covers the pair. very good condition. In the Billy Baldwin style with button top. This ...
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
A Pair of Upholstered Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of upholstered Mahogany stools with tapered legs to nickel sabots by Jacques Adnet ( 1900 - 1984 ). France. Bibliography: Georges Waldemar, "The 'Ferdinand de Lesseps', decor...
Mahogany
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 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
$33,039
H 30.52 in W 51.58 in D 24.22 in
Rare Desk and Armchair by Jacques Adnet, Stitched Leather and Skaï, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
These desk and armchair by Jacques Adnet are quite rare with its marine type handles. Thea are completely covered with a mix of leather and skaï (faux leather) which is saddle-stitch...
Metal, Brass
$8,023 / set
H 15.36 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Jacques Charpentier for Maison Jansen pair of ottomans mohair velvet 1970s
By Jacques Charpentier, Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
Pair of ottomans by Jacques Charpentier for Maison Jansen designed in the late 1970s. The pair of ottomans are made of two large cushion elements connected together. They have been n...
Velvet
Pair of Jacques Adnet Armchairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Pair of Jacques Adnet Armchairs with fantstic original green leather and signature contrast stitching. Leather bamboo legs with brass accents. France 1940's.
Metal
Pair of Arnold Madsen Sheepskin Clam Stools
By Arnold Madsen
Located in London, England
Arnold Madsen - Pair of Clam Stools The Clam Stool is the perfect companion piece for Arnold Madsen's iconic Clam Chair. This new design has been has been developed in close collabo...
Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak, Walnut
1950's Stitched Leather Stool by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather stool by Jacques Adnet France.
Leather
1950's Stitched Leather Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet France.
Leather
Pair of Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of stitched leather stools.
Leather