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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Adnet Art Deco Modernist Bottle Rack
By Jacques Adnet
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco bottle rack, circa 1930, made of chrome-plated brass; a design by Jacques Adnet. In very good condition, with some minor signs of wear. Total height: 28 cm Width: 23 cm Dep...
Brass
1950's Stitched Leather Dry Bar by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very rare stitched leather dry bar designed by Jacques Adnet France 1950's Possibility to by two stools who have been designed with.
Metal, Brass
Arthur Umanoff 39 Bottle Wine Rack with Round Top
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Highland, IN
Ready to hold 39 wine bottles, this iron wine rack by Arthur Umanoff has a delightful curved top echoing the round shape of the bottle holders and a terrific graphic quality.
Iron
Elegant Mid-Century Italian Mirrored Dry Bar Cabinet, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
An elegant Italian dry bar, crafted from dark wood with a high-gloss finish. The bar features two mirrored doors that reflect the surrounding space, adding a touch of brightness and ...
Glass, Wood
$4,182
H 29.14 in W 36.62 in D 17.33 in
Art Deco Trolley Bar with 2 Doors and Bottle Compartment on Copper Wheels
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco trolley bar with 2 doors and bottle compartment on copper wheels. Crystal and brass door handles and handle with plexiglass.
Crystal, Brass
Original 1960s Dry Bar by Erik Buch
By Erik Buch
Located in Paris, FR
Original Danish rosewood dry bar designed by Erik Buch (1923-1982). The outside of the bar is made from rosewood with a very nice grain, and the inside is partly in rosewood and the...
Chrome
$2,033
H 28.75 in W 22.45 in D 14.57 in
Dry bar / Cocktail bar Cabinet attributed to Vittorio Dassi - Italy, 1950's
By Cantu, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet — Attributed to Vittorio Dassi A striking example of Italian mid-century design, this elegant bar cabinet combines rich dark walnut tones with sculpt...
Brass
Frank Kyle Dry Bar
By Frank Kyle
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration, spectacular bar from the early 1950s by sculptor and designer Frank B. Kayle. For more detailed photographs of the piece, just request them, it will be a ple...
Brass
Solid rustic oak natural dry bar, France 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Axel Vervoordt
Located in ECHT, NL
this handcrafted dry bar was made in France in the 1950s. Made from solid oak. the natural shape of the wood has been retained and the design has been adapted to the irregular shape ...
Oak
$1,100
H 45 in W 22 in D 20.5 in
Antique Industrial Wrought Iron Wine Safe Rack Vineyard Cellar 100 Bottle Cage
Located in Forney, TX
Almost certainly beginning its life at a vineyard winery in France, this authentic original antique wine cellar safe provides storage for up to 10...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Large Antique French Wine Rack Bottle Drying Tree Sculptural Display
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce monumental French industrial bottle drying rack! What makes this example so rare and desirable is that unlike typical drying tree's that can only hold empty bottles, this on...
Metal
$1,510
H 21.66 in W 20.48 in D 11.03 in
Italian Midcentury Wine bottle holder, Rack in Larch Polished with Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Tyrolean midcentury Wine bottle holder polished ,wax polished Measures cm: H 55 x W 52 x D 28.
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Revolving Dry Bar Cabinet, circa 1950's
Located in Beirut, LB
This revolving dry bar, has its front with two central niches closed by 2 sliding glass doors, with 2 levels for storage. A pivoting door allows ope...
Brass
Striking British Moderne Leather Dry Bar
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very striking looking leather bar originally from England, circa 1970s. The bar with all glass interior is covered with embossed crocodile pattern skin leather and supported by a s...
Leather, Mirror, Walnut
Sold
H 33.08 in W 19.69 in D 31.5 in
Art Deco Rolling Bar Sideboard in Sycamore Wood Designed by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Rolling bar by Jacques Adnet circa 1932 with quadrangular body in sycamore wood, chromed metal, lacquered metal and glass. Published by La Compagnie des Arts français. It opens with ...
Chrome
Jacques Adnet Bar Cabinet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Jacques Adnet lacquered wood cabinet with signature leather stitched bamboo legs Originally a bar cabinet with glass shelf Sycamore veneer, leather, brass.
Leather, Wood
Vintage Oak Bar Design by Jacques Adnet, 1960s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Oak Bar design by Jacques Adnet, 1960s France. Oak and formica bar furniture. With a ceramic tile. Original design by Jacques...
Ceramic, Formica, Oak
Green Leather Covered Bar Cart by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional bar cart by Jacques Adnet, an abundance of details on this piece, from the waffle paper-covered trays to the brass screws, acorn nuts, and unusual tri-legged construction...
Brass, Steel
1950s Jacques Adnet Bar
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Adnet bar in the shape of an "L" from the 1950s, covered with black quilted imitation leather decorated with stars in golden brass, resting on six "bamboo" model feet in gold...
Brass
1950s Jacques Adnet Bar
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950s Jacques Adnet bar ? L-shaped, covered in padded black leatherette decorated with brass stars, standing on six brass bamboo style legs. Origin France, 1950 Dimensions : ...
Brass
Jacques ADNET (1900-1984), trolley bar
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) was a French architect and designer who began his career in one of the earliest modern art workshops, La Maîtrise, directed by Maurice Dufrêne. In 1928, Ja...
Metal, Nickel
Sold
H 28.5 in W 33.5 in D 15.5 in
French Modernist Chrome Bar Cart with Removable Tray by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York City, NY
A lovely French Art Deco tubular chrome and mirror serving cart or trolly with removable tray by Jacques Adnet. All original components intact with nothing missing: removable tray, two side compartments for bottles and storage, and original wheels. A true iconic Art Deco design for dining and entertainment or to use in a bathroom for towel storage...
Jacques Adnet Apartment Bar
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Jacques Adnet apartment bar Wood / Skai / brass circa 1955. Measures: L 108 x W 34 x H 101 cms 43,5 x 13,5 x 40 inches Excellent condition 3500 euros.
Brass
Jacques Adnet Style Bar with Two Stools
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
French Mid-Century Modern Jacques Adnet style bar. Black Faux Leather with Metal footrest. Sold with two stools. Bar Laminated Top measures 14 inches Dept...
Metal
Jacques Adnet Bar Cart
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Adnet bar cart in brass and black stitched leather Great vintage condition.
Brass
Sold
H 37.41 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
Modernist Bar Cart by Jacques Adnet, Art Deco, France, circa 1930
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Bar cart on wheels by Jacque Adnet (1900-1984). Modernist style. Frame in Chromium plated metal, glass and mirrors. Two front doors, the two sides can be lifted to increase the size ...
Metal