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 Faux Bamboo & Leather Stools, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Classic sling stools with faux brass bamboo details, original sling leather with white stitching.
Brass
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
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
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
Pair of 1950's Stitched Leather Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather stools designed by Jacques Adnet France.
Leather
Pair of 1950s Stitched Leather Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950ss stitched leather pair of stools by Jacques Adnet, France.
Animal Skin
Jacques Adnet Leather Bar Stool, France, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This spare bar stool in leather and painted cast iron sets up a stark contrast between form and composition. Constructed in sleek lines, and of Industria...
Iron
1950's Stitched leather ottoman by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather ottoman BY Jacques Adnet
Brass
Leather Stool with Brass Capped Feet by Jacques Adnet, France, c. 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York City, NY
Gorgeous leather stool with stitched leather legs and patinated brass capped feet. This is a great example of Adnet's work; a real collector's item.
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
1950's Stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet Great condition France A Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched leather stools by Jacques Adnet, circa 1955. Adnet had a rare ta...
Leather
Pair of Edwardian English Upholstered Stools
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of interesting Edwardian oak stools from England. The seats have been newly upholstered in linen and finished with single welt decoration. These are a great pair of quirky sto...
Linen, Oak
Pair of Persian Jajim Upholstered Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 21st century storage stools upholstered in vintage Persian Jam kilim rugs. Four available, sold as pairs.
Wool
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
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16 in W 21 in D 20.75 in
Pair of Vladimir Kagan Tripod Stools Ottomans Footchair Vanity Chairs
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Wayne, NJ
Pair of Vladimir Kagan stools ottomans.
Metal
$1,779
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 Reza Feiz, Phase Design
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
$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
$5,990 / set
H 17 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of French Modernist ‘Bauhaus’ Stools with Upholstered Seats by Hermès
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Exquisite Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus style benches / stools fabricated with chromed tubular steel with seat fabric by Hermès. The pieces feature a rare curved...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of armchairs by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet, Compagnie Des Arts Français
Located in Uccle, BE
Pair of armchairs with armrests covered in saddle stitched leather by Jacques Adnet, Compagnie des Arts Français. Pair of low armchairs with armrests covered in black saddle stitched...
Brass
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
Pair of 1940s Upholstered Stools
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of stools with nicely patinated wood and new mohair upholstery.
Mohair
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
Tabouret par Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Nice stool by Jacques Adnet in brown leather
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet : Black leather stool, circa 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jacques Adnet (1900/1984, France) : "Stool" Stool made of lack leather topstitched for the seat, black lacquered foot fixed with polished brass balls Circa 1950/60, France This st...
Metal
Sold
H 15.75 in W 14.97 in D 12.6 in
Jacques Adnet Neoclassical Solid Oak & Upholstery Stool, France 1940s
By (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jacques Adnet
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Small stool by french designer Jacques Adnet. Solid oak wood and upholstery. Made in France in the 1940s. Newly reupholstered with Pierre Frey fabric.
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Faux leather and brass legs BY Jacques Adnet. France circa 1955. Great Vintage condition.
Brass
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
1950s Stitched Leather Stool by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s stitched leather stool by Jacques Adnet.
Metal
Jacques Adnet, Chrome Metal Stool, 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Adnet, attributed to. Stool in tubular chrome metal with square section standing on two rectangular shape legs linked each other by a central stretcher. Rectangular seat c...
Steel
Sold
H 18.51 in W 25.01 in D 16.93 in
French Midcentury Steel, Bronze, Dark Red Leather Stools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet, Compagnie Des Arts Français
Located in Uccle, BE
A very elegant pair of burgundy (Dark red) leather stools by Jacques Adnet. They consist of steel frame sheathed saddle stitch leather and a padded seat. The feet are embellished w...
Iron
Pair of Jacques Adnet Bar Stools, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of sexy Jacques Adnet bar stools that date to the 1950s. The Fine leather seats are strapped to the foot rails with horse...
Brass, Steel
Jacques Adnet, Pair of Bar Stools (2 stools only)
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Adnet, Pair of bar stools, circa 1950 Leather and metal.
Metal
Pair of Jacques Adnet Bar Stools, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of sexy Jacques Adnet bar stools that date to the 1950s. The Fine leather seats are strapped to the foot rails with horse...
Brass, Steel