Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol Seating

An Elegant and Important Trend-setting Pair of Large French Rattan Sculptural Lounge Chairs by Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Roi for Edition Rougier, circa 1955. This is a rare model w...

Spectacular Mid-Century French Riviera complete living room set designed by Janine Abraham & Dirk Jan Rol and made in France during the late 1950s. This incredibly rare sculptural rattan set is considered the "Nirvana" of French Riviera organic design. The set includes two twin basketware lounge chairs, a round ottoman and a large oval mirror. Everything is in exceptional conditions and comes from the same project, making the wonderful light honey color of the rattan extremely even between the different objects. The basketware chairs were fully hand-crafted in curved rattan and hand-woven wicker. The perfect proportions of these chairs are mind-blowing. The center of the seating is enriched by a wonderful work in woven wicker. The seats are supported by a stunning black enameled frame in bent metal. The geometric frame and legs show Rol’s background in architecture and add modernity to the organic material of the seat. The ottoman has a round hourglass-shaped structure made in single pieces of rattan curved at different angles and kept together by a perfect work of woven wicker. The chairs and the ottoman are completed by a round cushion in an elegant white boucle fabric. The spectacular build quality make this set light yet extremely sturdy. The large oval mirror that completes the set is also in amazing conditions and follows the same design of the rest of set. The uniqueness of this set and the amazing conditions make it incredibly charming and a must have for all the French Riviera style lovers. Chairs Dimensions (cm): Depth - 87 Width - 88 Height - 92 Seat Height - 42 Ottoman (cm): Diameter - 58 Height - 31 Seat Height with cushion - 35 Mirror (cm): Height - 107 Width - 53 Depth - 5.5 French-born designer Janine Abraham studied at the École Camondo in Paris, graduating in 1952. She met Dutch-born designer Dirk Jan Rol at the studio of Jacques Dumond in 1955. The following year, in 1956, the pair showed their first collaborative work at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs. Abraham and Rol launched their own agency in 1957, creating modernist furniture characterized by clean, elegant lines—notably the rattan and enameled metal Lemon and Corolle chairs (both 1957), the sleek Sapelli wood and lacquered metal Plywood Chair (1960), and the steel and black vinyl Sofa...

Very cool set of basketware lounge chairs designed by Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol, manufactured by Rougier, France 1950. The chairs have a very nice dynamic shaped metal frame, b...

This basketware lounge chair with the coffee table dated 1955 is in excellent original condition, designed by Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol. The elegant basket seat shell is held by black lacquered steel frame. Manufactured by Edition Rougier. Coffee table dimension: H 16 in. - D 30 in. IDEAT Germany 01/2018 chair...