Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
French, Hungarian, b. 1910
With their curvaceous metal surfaces and shapes often resembling sheets of folded paper, Mathieu Matégot's inspiring furniture and lighting designs are easily recognizable and highly sought after by collectors. By working with perforated sheet metal and metal tubing, the Hungarian-born French architect, artist and designer — who is known by aficionados for his “rigitulle” technique — created tables, chairs and decorative objects that are celebrated works of French modernism and make a statement in any interior.
Matégot attended the Budapest School of Fine Arts and Architecture. He graduated in 1929 and traveled before settling in Paris in 1931, where he worked as a window dresser for department stores and as a set designer for cabaret halls.
In 1939, Matégot joined the French army in resistance to invading Nazi forces. He was soon captured and sent to work in a German factory. It was at this factory where Matégot became familiar with the materials and techniques that would inform and inspire his trademark rigitulle method.
After the war ended, Matégot opened a workshop in Paris and began to create handcrafted furniture that didn't conform to established styles of the time. Matégot explored merging traditional and non-traditional materials — he worked with formica, glass and natural materials such as rattan — and engaged in other forward-looking experiments. Matégot soon patented his career-defining rigitulle technique and material, which saw the designer working with metal tubing and perforated metal sheets and producing thin, airy folds into the metal as if he were manipulating fabric or paper.
Many of Matégot’s designs for table lamps, pendants, tables and more are reflective of the rigitulle technique, but the best-known work that exemplifies this process is his elegant three-legged Nagasaki chair, which he exhibited in 1954 at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. The original Nagasaki chair gave way to a collection that included a stool and an armchair. Matégot’s Nagasaki dining chair has been reissued by Gubi and is part of the permanent collection at the Vitra Design Museum, which is home to one of the world’s most important furniture collections.
Matégot created a range of smaller items for the home — serveware, side tables and magazine racks, each distinctive in their fluid and organic forms — but halted his career in design and moved to Angers in the early 1960s in order to turn to creating art. Today he is known for his abstract tapestries as well as his furnishings.
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Mid-Century Metal Plant Rack by Mathieu Matégot, France 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / Plant Rack / Mathieu Matégot / metal / Mid-century / Mid-century / Vintage
This plant stand is an exclusive design by Mathieu Matégot, a famous French designer known...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
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1950's Mathieu Mategot circular Planters, white lacquered Mesh, a Pair
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A pair of Mid Century Mathieu Mategot circular planters, in white lacquered metal mesh, untouched, in original condition, circa 1950's.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
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Metal
Mathieu Mategot, Large Plant Pot, France 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Mathieu Matégot, Large cache pot in expanded sheet metal lacquered white, France 1950.
Listed at n° 37 in the monograph "Mathieu Mategot", edition Jousse entreprise.
Original lacquer...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
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Mathieu Matégot Black and Grey Lacquered Metal Wall Planter Holder, circa 1950
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Wall hanging planter holder "Chambord" designed by Mathieu Matégot, circa 1950. Manufactured in France by Ateliers Matégot. The Holder is made of ...
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Rare pair of mid century two tier jardinieres by Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Set of four stackable planters by Mathieu Matégot (1910-2001)
Metal and perforated lacquered sheet metal (rigitulle)
Model created circa 1950 (priced for the set of 4)
Bibliogr...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
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Mid-Century Metal Plant Rack by Mathieu Matégot, France, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / Plant Rack / Mathieu Matégot / metal / Mid-century / Mid-century / Vintage
This beautiful plant stand designed by famous French designer Mathieu Matégot in the 1950s...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
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Metal
Large Mathieu Matégot White Planter, France, c. 1955
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Mathieu Matégot white planter, France, c. 1955
Original paint & in superb vintage condition.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Planters and Jardinieres
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Metal, Enamel
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Mathieu Matégot planters and jardinieres for sale on 1stDibs.
Mathieu Matégot planters and jardinieres are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Mathieu Matégot planters and jardinieres, although white editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original planters and jardinieres by Mathieu Matégot were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the 20th century. Prices for Mathieu Matégot planters and jardinieres can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $514 and can go as high as $9,170, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,567.
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