With enduring designs like the immensely plush, Pop art–inspired Togo lounge chair and sofa, Ligne Roset has become synonymous with radical luxury furniture. However, when Antoine Roset (1841–93) started the company in 1860 in the small French town of Oussiat, its focus was on wooden umbrella handles.
In 1892, Ligne Roset’s founder expanded with a property in Montagnieu where he set up a wood-processing factory, eventually expanding into manufacturing chairs. After his death, his wife, Marie-Victorine, took over before his son, Emile Roset, began leading the company in the 1910s.
It wasn’t until after World War II that Antoine’s grandson, Jean Roset, would recognize the need for furniture in settings like schools, hospitals and retirement homes and take inspiration from Scandinavian modern design for functional pieces made primarily from affordable beech.
Under Jean, Ligne Roset supplied quite a few European institutions with beautiful wood furnishings. In the 1970s, he shifted the company’s focus again, this time looking to domestic and residential markets. Around this time, Jean’s two sons, Pierre and Michel, joined the company.
Ligne Roset opened its first store in 1973 with one of the most popular collections being designer Michel Ducaroy’s Togo modular sofa and chairs — classics of contemporary French design that look like oversize bent pillows.
After the success of this initial designer collaboration, Ligne Roset brought on more guest designers over the following decades, including Didier Gomez, Pascal Mourgue, Peter Maly, Pierre Paulin, Inga Sempé and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Paulin’s Elysée sofa and Pumpkin chair — designed in 1971 for Elysée Palace — are among the brand’s most popular pieces. In 1975, the company introduced its Cinna brand, known to collectors for the Sandra sofa designed by Annie Hiéronimus and other alluring seating.
Ligne Roset continues to be run by the Roset family who works on revolutionary furniture in partnership with a variety of collaborators. It has operated in Briord since 1973 where it produces its iconically sleek and innovative pieces.
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Ligne Roset Circular Dining Table
By Ligne Roset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage table designed by Henri Lesetre & Claude Gaillard for Ligne Roset features a modern and simplistic design. Dark mahogany colored wood is offset by the silver colored alu...
Aluminum
Pierre Pichard, Dining Room Table, Metal, Marble, France, 1970s
By Ligne Roset
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and marble dining room table designed by Pierre Pichard and produced by Ligne Roset, France, 1970s. In good vintage condition, with visible wear consistent with age and use....
Marble, Metal
19th Century Jupe Circular Mahogany Extending Dining Table
By Robert Jupe
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Jupe circular extending mahogany dining table retaining the original quarter round extending leaves allowing it to expand in diameter. The top supported by a turned balu...
Brass
Circular Walnut Expanding Dining Table "Concord Dining Table"
By Anton Maka
Located in Shelby Twp, MI
The concord expanding dining table is made of a solid walnut top with solid walnut leaves to be added for extra surface area. The legs are made of solid wa...
Walnut
$4,690
H 29.93 in W 52.37 in D 52.37 in
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Rosewood Circular Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved rosewood circular dining table having a quality rosewood circular tilt top with a thumb moulded edge supported on a shaped reeded pedestal column sta...
Other
Queen Anne Style Vintage Mahogany Circular Dining Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Queen Anne Style Mahogany Circular Dining Table, on four tapered legs with rounded feet. 29" H x 35" Diameter. Provenance: An Upper West Side, Manhattan Collection.
Mahogany
$1,576Sale Price|20% Off
H 78 in W 94 in D 94 in
4 Person Circular Mahogany Dining or Restaurant Table
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
4 Person Circular Mahogany Dining or Restaurant Table. This stunning piece combines timeless craftsmanship with modern design, making it a perfect centerpiece for any dining room or ...
Mahogany
$2,062Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.55 in W 47.25 in D 54.14 in
French Pine Mid-Century Modern Extendable Dining Room Table, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Mid-Century Modern dining room table. Striking French design from the 1970s. Solid pine base with six original pine legs! The solid pine top can be extended with on...
Pine
Italian Mid-Century Modern Circular Wood Dining Table, 1955
Located in Queens, NY
"Italian Mid-Century Modern circular wood table on an X-form convex base with 4 tapered legs and carved square feet. Broken leg, some wear to finish."
Wood
Postmodern Faux Black Marble Swivel Circular Dining Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Transform your space with this Postmodern Black Marble Table—dramatic swivel design with sculptural faux marble elegance. Some surface ware as shown in the photos. We sell ite...
Wood
$28,650
H 28.75 in Dm 55.12 in
Original French Design: Pierre Chapo, Five Legged T21 Round Dining Table, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Renens, CH
An original 1970s T21, five legged Sfax table by Pierre Chapo. Taken from page 71, “Pierre Chapo” – Magen H Gallery: “The design of the T21 table ha...
Elm
Pierre Chapo T40 Solid Elm Dining Table, France, 1970s
Located in Waasmunster, BE
An iconic T40 extendable dining table designed by Pierre Chapo and handcrafted in France during the 1970s. Constructed entirely from solid elm, the T40 is one of Pierre Chapo's most...
Elm
$10,658
H 29.14 in Dm 43.31 in L 29.14 in
French Design Original Pierre Chapo Extendable T40 Dining Table, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Renens, CH
Beautiful round T40 “Duck Feet” dining table designed by Pierre Chapo. As with all furniture by Chapo, this piece shows excellent craftsmanship, is constructed in solid wood and was ...
Elm
Osvaldo Borsani Style Circular Dining Table, White Top & Chrome Base
By Osvaldo Borsani, Milo Baughman
Located in Astoria, NY
Osvaldo Borsani Style Circular Dining Table, white top over chrome base. 30.5" H x 72" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Chrome
Ligne Roset Extensia Dining Table
By Ligne Roset
Located in Rochester, England
The Extensia Dining Table by Ligne Roset is a refined centrepiece designed for contemporary living. Combining clean lines with exceptional craftsmanship, it brings both style and fun...
Glass, Wood
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H 29.25 in W 71 in D 30.25 in
Ligne Roset Odessa by Mauro Lipparini White Stoneware and Lacquered Dining Table
By Ligne Roset
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Lignet Roset Odessa dining table by Mauro Lipparini. This is a stunning contemporary modern dining table featuring a beautiful, sleek, modern design. This table has a very thin cer...
Metal
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H 18.9 in W 19.69 in D 14.57 in
Side Table by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for Ligne Roset, France, 1990s
By Diego Giacometti, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Ligne Roset
Located in Lille, FR
Side Table / Nightstand By Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for Ligne Roset 1990s (1997) Wrought iron with black lacquer finish Glass top with a small chip underneath the base Dimension...
Metal
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H 28.35 in W 68.9 in D 52.76 in
Geometrical Ligne Roset dining table designed by Henri Lesetre and Claude Gailla
By Ligne Roset, Claude Gaillard and Henri Lesetre
Located in BE
Geometrical Ligne Roset dining table The geometric dining table from the 1980s, crafted by Ligne Roset and designed by Henri Lesetre and Claud...
Wood
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H 29.14 in Dm 51.19 in
Ligne Roset by Thibault Desombre, Ava White Round to Oval Extending Dining Table
By Thibault Desombre, Ligne Roset
Located in Rochester, England
Designed by Thibault Desombre for Ligne Roset, the Ava dining table combines sleek style with modern practicality. At the smaller size, the round dining table seats 4 people with ...
Steel
Signed Ligne Roset Extensia Expandable Glass Dining Table
By Ligne Roset
Located in West Hartford, CT
Constructed of a solid maple frame and braced with brushed stainless rods, with two frosted glass etched with clear glass square patterns. The two sides pull out and slide to expand ...
Glass, Maple