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Jacques Adnet Wall Decorations

French, 1901-1984

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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Creator: Jacques Adnet
Jacques Adnet Leather, Wood and Twine Shelf, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural shelf by French modernist designer, Jacques Adnet. A simple yet elegant design with a thick wooden shelf held together by a metal frame. Le...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jacques Adnet Wall Decorations

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Metal

Unusual Jacques Adnet Coat Hanger
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Montreal, QC
Unusual stitched beige leather coat hanger by Jacques Adnet in the form of three horse shoe hooks.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jacques Adnet Wall Decorations

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Metal

1950's Stitched leather barometer by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare 1950's Stitched leather barometer by Jacques Adnet Great condition France
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1950s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Wall Decorations

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Metal

1950's Stitched leather barometer by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather barometer by Jacques Adnet Rare modèle We don't know if it works perfectly
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1950s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Wall Decorations

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Bronze

Jacques Adnet Leather Notepad/ Pencil Holder
By Jacques Adnet
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Jacques Adnet attributed wall hanging notepad holder with built in pencil. Notepad can slide into leather sling to write down grocery list /or notes.
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1940s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Wall Decorations

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Leather

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Jacques Adnet wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.

Jacques Adnet wall decorations are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of leather and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jacques Adnet wall decorations, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original wall decorations by Jacques Adnet were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall decorations by Roger de Valerio, Jean Carlu, and Roger Capron. Prices for Jacques Adnet wall decorations can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $4,990, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,800.

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