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Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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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Creator: Mathieu Matégot
Pair of Matheiu Matégot domino tables
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Pair of Domino low tables by Mathieu Matégot, black lacquered perforated steel with brass ball feet. Paintwork refreshed, one foot replaced Ateliers Matégot, France circa 1955
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Brass, Steel

SOUMBA occasional table by Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in Hungary on April 4, 1910, Mathieu Matégot spent four years at the Budapest School of Fine Arts before becoming a theater decorator. In 1931, he moved to Paris, where he worked as a window dresser, producing his first rattan objects...
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1950s French Vintage Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

Rare Mathieu Matégot Metal Black and White Bookstand for Artimeta, 1956
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare Mathieu Matégot bookstand for Artimeta, 1956. White perforated trays, to use for magazines or books, also useable as a side table. In original vin...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

Rare White Metal side Table Cocktail drinks Tray by Mathieu Matégot France 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare side Table Cocktail Tray by Mathieu Matégot France 1950's With many wear of use but all original.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

Mathieu Matégot Folding Garden Table, circa 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Folding garden table designed by Mathieu Matégot. By unknown manufacturer, circa 1950. In original condition, with some visible signs of prev...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

Mathieu Matégot Kangourou Side Tables
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nesting tables, model Kangourou, designed by Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured by his son Patrice Matégot, France, circa 2000 before it went into production again. Folded, perforated m...
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

Mathieu Mategot Tripod Coffee Table / Magazine Rack
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Soho, London, GB
Occasional table with magazine rack by Mathieu Mategot (France circa 1955). The table is made in Mategot's iconic perforated sheet metal paired with a glass top.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Sheet Metal

Pair of French Metal and Rattan Magazine Tables by Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare matching pair of rattan and wrought iron tables were designed by Mathieu Matégot (Ateliers Matégot), circa 1950. Composed of a perforated surface above a stained rattan ra...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

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Pair of Domino Tables by Mathieu Matégot, 1953
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By Mathieu Matégot
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By Mathieu Matégot
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Pair of Small Tables in the Style of Mathieu Matégot, France, circa 1970
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Located in New York, NY
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Matthieu Matégot Bar Cart Rolling Table, C. 1950
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Mathieu Matégot, Flying Table, circa 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Paris, FR
Nice original Mathieu Matégot flying table. Black lacquered metal. Very good original condition from the 1950s.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Metal

Mathieu Matégot, Flying Table, circa 1950
Mathieu Matégot, Flying Table, circa 1950
H 26.78 in W 11.82 in D 14.97 in
Pair of Demilune Metal Tables in White by Matégot, Mid-20th Century France
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in London, GB
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Rare Black Metal Occasional Table by Mathieu Matégot, France, 1955
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Located in Den Haag, NL
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Mathieu Matégot 'Bellevue' Table, circa 1956
By Mathieu Matégot
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Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Mathieu Matégot Table
Mathieu Matégot Table
H 19.5 in W 16.25 in D 10.5 in
Mathieu Mategot, Flying Table, circa 1950-1959
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mathieu Matégot Side Tables

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Mathieu Matégot side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Mathieu Matégot side tables 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 side tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side tables by Mathieu Matégot 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 side tables by Maison Charles, Pierre Guariche, and Votre Maison. Prices for Mathieu Matégot side tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,976 and can go as high as $8,672, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,225.

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