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 Round Dining Table, Stitched Black Leather and Brass, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Museum‑Level Jacques Adnet Leather‑Wrapped Dining Table, Rare Round Form, 1950s A truly exceptional Jacques Adnet masterpiece, this round dining table represents the pinnacle of the ...
Brass, Metal
Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather Wicker Bar Cart Trolley Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
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. Original vintage wicker covered...
Brass
1950's Stitched leather table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather small diner table, or writing table by Jacques Adnet Cow leather and tainted pearwood
Leather, Pearwood
$25,000Sale Price / set|61% Off
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Dining Table and Six Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Black lacquered parchment & chromed metal Jacques Adnet dining table with six chairs. Table with black glass top, chairs upholstered upholstered in black leather. Diameter of the bas...
Chrome
Jacques Adnet, Large Square Center Table, France, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This table was part of a project Jacques Adnet undertook with fellow designer André Arbus to redecorate the Palais des Consuls de Rouen in 1955.
Mahogany
$4,363 / set
H 31.49 in W 62.99 in D 62.99 in
1940s Laminated Wood Dining Table Six Chairs Seat Skai Covered Italian Design
By Vittorio Nobili, Carlo Ratti
Located in Milan, IT
Dining table in laminated wood with wooden and satin finish black metal legs with brass feet adjustable in height, complete with six chairs in plywood and bent, with seat covered wit...
Wood
$15,957 / set
H 31.5 in W 82.68 in D 46.46 in
Age Art Deco Baroque Dining Table & Chairs , Louis Philippe, Ferrarese Burl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Baroque Ferrarese burl walnut with neoclassical references , Art Decò age, table with six chairs of the early twentieth century, in solid blond walnut. Shaped oval shaped table, wit...
Walnut
Jacques Adnet Hermes Style Iron Equestrian Dining Set
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and handle all the shipping details. However, if you let us know what 1st Dibs is quoting you and give us your zip code, we can sometimes ship it for less and get it to you faster. For a shipping quote, click on "ASK THE SELLER" under the purchase button and provide your zip code. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 5 Piece Jacques Adnet Hermes Style Iron Equestrian Dining Set We called it our 4 Horseman...
Iron, Metal
$27,558 / set
H 29.53 in W 63.78 in D 63.78 in
Art Deco Dining Room Set by Mercier Freres, France, 1920s
By Mercier Freres
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and stunning Art Deco dining-room set by Mercier Freres, dating from the 1920s, comprising a large, square, extendable table, eight chairs, a sideboard with top display cabinet,...
McGuire Style Rattan Dining Table & Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Odd rattan bases with woven faux leather seats with high backs. Table has rattan base with oval glass top. 2 arm chairs measure 49" H x 26 1/4" W x 26" D. Seat height 18 1/2". 6 ...
Rattan
Mid century Jacques Adnet bar trolley
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Mid century bar cart attributed to Jacques Adnet – Steel frame clad in saddle stitched black leather. A classic Adnet design with it’s original glass shelves. France circa 1960 Jac...
Steel
Jacques Adnet Magazine Table, France, 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Green Leather over blackened steel with brass accents, this side table has a very stylish magazine rack built in. 19x11x21
Leather
1950's Stitched leather coffee table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
A Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched leather coffee table by Jacques Adnet, circa 1955. Adnet had a rare talent for creating works that had used exquisite form and lines wit...
Leather, Glass
1950's Stitched Leather Game Table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
What's a beauty !!! This table is just stunning. Look at the pics, this better than all description ;-) 1950's Stitched leather game table by Jacques Adnet France.
Brass
$1,894
H 27.17 in W 31.11 in D 20.08 in
Midcentury French Riviera Rattan and Wicker Serving Bar Cart Trolley, Italy 1960
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent Mid-Century organic serving bar cart with bottle holder fully made in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This lovely French Riviera style cart was designed in Italy du...
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1950's Stitched Leather Cocktail Table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's stitched leather cocktail table by Jacques Adnet Ceramic of Vallauris France.
Ceramic, Leather
$68,000
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Jacques Adnet - A French 1950s Desk with Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet - A fine French Mid-Century rectangular desk and lamp, with a black lacquered metal base, pivoting leather covered drawer, saddle-stitched leather mail holder...
Metal
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H 28.75 in W 71.66 in D 32.29 in L 28.75 in
Jacques Adnet oakwood and red leather dining table 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful dining table by Jacques Adnet, designed circa 1950. It features of an oakwood table top resting on a metal structure clad in red tile leather with contrasting stitching. Th...
Leather, Oak
1950's Stitched Leather Gueridon by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare 1950's Stitched leather gueridon by Jacques Adnet Could be matched with 4 chairs. The 4 chairs are listed separately Very good condition France.
Metal
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H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Jacques Adnet Artdeco Black Dinningtable Lacquered Wood Brass Bronze Round
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and very refined round table by Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) one of the best architects and interior designers in the first half of the 20th century. This table is in Frenc...
Brass, Bronze
Jacques Adnet Leather Covered Dining Table, France, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning and very extraordinary dining table designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured by Atalier Jacques Adnet, France, 1950. This super nice shaped and super quality table has a m...
Brass
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H 30 in W 63 in D 37.5 in
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Brass, Steel & Leather Dining Table Or Desk France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Art Deco Jacques Adnet Dining Table or Desk made out of Steel, Brass and Leather. Newly restored, 2 additional leaves available. Stunning French Craftsmanship.
Brass, Steel
Jacques Adnet Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Important Jacques Adnet library table with thick square mahogany top with over flowing edge connected to four straight legs with bronze feet. Collaboration with designer Andre Arbus...
Mahogany
Jacques Adnet, Large Round Center Table, France, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This table was part of a project Jacques Adnet undertook with fellow designer André Arbus to redecorate the Palais des Consuls de Rouen in 1955.
Mahogany
Jacques Adnet Desk or Dining Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Brussels, BE
A rare and original desk or dining table by Jacques Adnet in very good condition, circa 1960. Original top on glass.
Brass, Metal