Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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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Vintage Set of Four Attributed to Mathieu Matégot Dining Chairs, France, 1950s

$1,287Sale Price / set|64% Off

Vintage Set of Four Attributed to Mathieu Matégot Dining Chairs, France, 1950s

By Mathieu Matégot, Mathieu Matégot

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Striking set of four vintage dining chairs attributed to Mathieu Matégot in his trademark perforated and lacquered sheet steel. Wonderful lightness to these, masterful use of steel e...

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1950s French Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Steel

Set of Four Mid Century Dining Chairs Attributed to Harvey Probber

$2,600 / set

H 34.75 in W 18 in D 18 in

Set of Four Mid Century Dining Chairs Attributed to Harvey Probber

By Harvey Probber

Located in New York, NY

Stylish set of Mid-Century Modern dining chairs, attributed to Harvey Probber. These chairs are solid walnut, with metallic vinyl upholstered seats, wood finish, and upholstered seat...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Oswald Haerdtl Set of Four Chairs, the 1950s

$2,450 / set

H 31.11 in W 17.33 in D 18.9 in

Oswald Haerdtl Set of Four Chairs, the 1950s

By Thonet, Oswald Haerdtl

Located in Almelo, NL

Oswald Haerdtl set of four chairs, the 1950s A rare set of four chairs was designed by the Austrian designer Oswald Haerdtl and produced by Ton (Thonet) in the former Czechoslova...

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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Ash, Beech, Bentwood

Four French, 1950s Chairs Attributed to Audoux-Minet

$3,346 / set

H 34.65 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in

Four French, 1950s Chairs Attributed to Audoux-Minet

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Chic and unfussy set of four oak dining chairs with rope seats, attributed to Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, of Vibo Vesoul. The backs have a simple medallion decor. The front legs a...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Rope, Oak

Harry Bertoia Mid-Century Modern Vintage Four White Dining Chairs, 1950s

$4,063 / set

H 29.14 in W 20.87 in D 22.84 in

Harry Bertoia Mid-Century Modern Vintage Four White Dining Chairs, 1950s

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Vienna, AT

Bertoia Mid-Century Modern vintage set of 4 dining chair or side chair, which show a white coated metal construction. This iconic design by Harry Bertoia was designed in the 1950s an...

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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Set of 6 Fine French 1950s Beech Dining Chairs

$7,200 / set

H 32.29 in W 18.12 in D 21.26 in

Set of 6 Fine French 1950s Beech Dining Chairs

Located in Long Island City, NY

A set of six fine French mid-century beech dining chairs.

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Rare Set of 6 Michel Dufet 'Duffet' Dining Chairs, 1950s, France

$4,150 / set

H 33.86 in W 18.31 in D 16.74 in

Rare Set of 6 Michel Dufet 'Duffet' Dining Chairs, 1950s, France

By Michel Duffet, Michel Dufet

Located in Lewes, East Sussex

A rare set of 6 original Michel Dufet (Duffet) dining chairs dating from the 1950s. In good original vintage condition, some signs of use and wear to the wood, including minor losses...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

French Provincial Dining Chairs Vintage Set of 6

$1,836Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 40 in W 21 in D 21 in

French Provincial Dining Chairs Vintage Set of 6

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 set of 6 vintage Louis XV French Provincial dining chairs...

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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Cotton, Wood

Set of Four Mathieu Mategot "Tube" Chairs, 1951

$4,271Sale Price / set|35% Off

H 33.47 in W 18.12 in D 20.08 in

Set of Four Mathieu Mategot "Tube" Chairs, 1951

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in London, GB

A rare set of four "Tube living room" dining chairs by French Hungarian designer Mathieu Mategot (1910 - 2001). Designed in 1951 and produced in France in the early 1950's, the chai...

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1950s Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Perriand - Inspired - Set of 4 Chairs - MidCentury - 1950s - French

$2,749 / set

H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 15.36 in

Perriand - Inspired - Set of 4 Chairs - MidCentury - 1950s - French

By Charlotte Perriand

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Presenting a set of oak and rush chairs inspired by the iconic style of Charlotte Perriand, a renowned French designer. Crafted in France around the 1960s, these chairs embody the ti...

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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Oak, Rush

Mathieu Mategot pair of Cap d’Ail chairs 1950s

$17,330 / set

H 35.44 in W 24.02 in D 22.45 in

Mathieu Mategot pair of Cap d’Ail chairs 1950s

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in Paris, IDF

This iconic pair of Cap d’Ail chairs is an original creation by Mathieu Matégot, dating back to the 1950s. The armchairs are crafted from white lacquered metal. The meticulous handli...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Set of 8 Fine French 1950s Bleached Mahogany Dining Chairs by Jacques Adnet

$48,000 / set

H 41 in W 18.75 in D 23.5 in

Set of 8 Fine French 1950s Bleached Mahogany Dining Chairs by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jacques Adnet (1900–1984) – Set of eight fine French Mid-Century comfortable bleached mahogany dining chairs with brass sabots. Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen. Bibliograph...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Set of Eighteen Red Walnut Dining Chairs Attributed to Gillows, circa 1830

$52,578 / set

H 34.26 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in

Set of Eighteen Red Walnut Dining Chairs Attributed to Gillows, circa 1830

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A set of eighteen red walnut dining chairs attributed to Gillows. English, circa 1830. Each chair has a waisted balloon back, with incised foliage and panelled horizontal spla...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

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Mathieu Mategot "Tube" Chairs, 1951

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H 33.47 in W 18.12 in D 20.08 in

Mathieu Mategot "Tube" Chairs, 1951

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in London, GB

A rare set of six "Tube living room" dining chairs by French Hungarian designer Mathieu Mategot (1910 - 2001). Designed in 1951 and produced in France in the early 1950's, the chair...

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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Set of 6 Mathieu Matégot Cap D’ail Wrought Iron Dining Room Chairs Outdoors

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H 33 in W 26 in D 22 in

Set of 6 Mathieu Matégot Cap D’ail Wrought Iron Dining Room Chairs Outdoors

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in Miami, FL

Superb dining room set from Mathieu Matégot Design Cap d’ Ail from the 1950s and made in France. The set contains 6 armchairs in stunning handcrafted wrought iron. Can be use inside...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Wrought Iron

Set of Four Mathieu Matégot Garden Chairs

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H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in

Set of Four Mathieu Matégot Garden Chairs

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Set of a four chairs designed by Mathieu Matégot in France, circa 1950. Folded, perforated and lacquered metal. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age ...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Table/Stool Ensemble by Mathieu Mategot

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Table/Stool Ensemble by Mathieu Mategot

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in New York, NY

An Ensemble Composed of an Enameled Metal Dining Table with 4 Enameled Metal 4/4 Chairs/Stools. Each piece is composed of a perforated metal top supported by elegant tapered legs.

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1950s French Vintage Mathieu Matégot Dining Room Chairs

Mathieu Matégot dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Mathieu Matégot dining room chairs 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 dining room chairs, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 2 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 5 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original dining room chairs by Mathieu Matégot were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dining room chairs by Vilhelm Lauritzen, Bodil Kjaer, and Marcel Gascoin. Prices for Mathieu Matégot dining room chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $969 and can go as high as $19,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,199.