Mobilier International was a prominent French furniture company that produced high-end pieces for the French market in the latter half of the 20th century. The company’s mid-century modern offerings boasted a relaxed and functional elegance. Known mainly for its leather lounge chairs and chaise lounges, Mobilier International also distributed pieces like cocktail tables and writing desks.
The story of Mobilier International began in 1955, when Michel Schulmann established Arflex France to import Italian Arflex furniture and SICAF to import Scandinavian and other Italian designs. In 1957, Shulman set up Mobilier International to bring the whole collection together under a single brand.
One of the company’s first significant imports was in 1959 with the Superleggera chair by Italian designer Gio Ponti. That same year, Mobilier International signed a contract to manufacture and sell Herman Miller furniture. The company had established itself as one of the few to offer mid-to-high-end modern furniture in France.
Throughout the 1960s, Mobilier International opened several manufacturing facilities. The company also introduced many now iconic designs, including Marco Zanuso’s Woodline armchair and the DSC 106 chair by Giancarlo Piretti. In 1968 alone, Mobilier International ordered 2,000 to 3,000 DSC 106 chairs per month to distribute in France.
In 1972, designer George Ciancimino created an interlocking aluminum furniture line for Mobilier International. The company also collaborated with Pierre Paulin on the Pacha furniture line for public buildings like hospitals and museums. Meanwhile, it continued importing international designs, like the Tizio lamp created by Richard Sapper for the Italian lighting company Artemide.
Mobilier International worked with several big names in furniture design throughout the 1980s, including Bruno Gecchelin, Pascal Mourgue and Bernard Govin.
In 1991, Mobilier International was sold to Haworth, an international office furniture manufacturer, ending the production of the company’s lounge chairs. Schulmann retired in 1994 and died in 2004, at the age of 94.
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Table de conférence en noyer et inox brossé exemplaire unique par Charles Eames
By Mobilier International, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Monumentale table de conférence en noyer et inox brossé exemplaire unique réalisé sur mesure par Charles Eames pour Mobilier International piètement Herman Miller 1970's Monumentale...
Walnut
George Ciancimino Trèfle Cloverleaf Desk for Mobilier International
By George Ciancimino, Mobilier International
Located in Hanover, MA
Giancarlo George Ciancimino designed "Trèfle" (Cloverleaf) executive desk produced by Mobilier International, France, 1965. Cold drawn and polished solid aluminum vertical supports in Ciancimino's proprietary unique four-leaf clover design that fits together like a puzzle. Horizontal framing elements in satin extruded aluminum profiles. Adjustable leveling feet. Original high gloss deep red lacquered wood inset top. If requested this top could be replaced with stone, glass, lucite, et al. Left and right bank lacquered case each with a single drawer below a pull out tablet. This sleeker more minimalist configuration is highly uncommon as every other desk version appears to have double drawers. Please reach out to us directly for a shipping quote as this table can be disassembled to varying degrees for ease of transport. Maestro Ciancimino, age 99, designed Blofeld's lair in James Bond's Diamonds Are Forever. Rya bullseye rug...
Aluminum
Chrome Aluminium Yellow Travertine George Ciancimino Coffee Table 1975
By Mobilier International, George Ciancimino
Located in Paris, IDF
This chrome, aluminium, and beautiful Italian yellow travertine coffee table is a lovely example of clean-lined mid-century design. It was designed b...
Travertine, Aluminum, Chrome
$1,596Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 24.41 in W 25.2 in D 20.48 in
Mid-Century Modern Side Tables by George Ciancimino, France, c.1970
By George Ciancimino
Located in London, GB
Pair of tall black metal and tinted glass side tables by George Ciancimino. Fantastic quality.
Metal
Eames for Herman Miller Table Post Modern Look
By Ettore Sottsass, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A post modern take on a classic design. Eames Aluminum group dining or conference table with an 80's take. Stunning cork laminate top with almond edge banding makes this table very d...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,882
H 28.35 in W 79.93 in D 41.74 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Herman Miller No1 Eames Conference Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, original, Mid Century Modern, Herman Miller No1 Edition conference table, which were purchased by the original owner...
Chrome
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A vintage chrome travertine table from the 1970s, with a heavy steel base.
Travertine
1970s Parsons Style Chrome & Solid Travertine Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo, Karl Springer, Heinz Lilienthal
Located in Bensalem, PA
Amazing designer coffee table in solid travertine over a thick chrome base the top is 1” thick and can be lifted out please look at pictures for overall detail feel free to reach out...
Travertine, Chrome
$1,437Sale Price|40% Off
H 27.88 in W 71.75 in D 42.75 in
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller 6' Conference Dining Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in South Charleston, WV
71.75 x 41.75 x 27 7/8". Table was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in the early 1960s for Herman Miller, This model produced 1980. Laminate combed oak top. Signed to underside. Fea...
Aluminum
$6,860
H 29.14 in W 65.75 in D 29.53 in
Walnut 'EOG' Executive Desk George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960
By George Nelson
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This expansive modernist architectural desk belongs to the famous 'Executive Office Group' (EOG) series. The structural design relies on a large rectangular top (167 cm) in carefully...
Walnut
$3,200
H 26.5 in W 34.5 in D 16 in
Early George Nelson Desk / Return, Child's Desk, Modernist, Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early George Nelson desk / return, child's desk, Modernist, Herman Miller, Retains original Herman Miller foil label, 4 drawers, pencil dividers, steel frame, minor pitting (lower right side bottom). Original designed for larger desk, return, typewriter desk...
Aluminum, Steel
Travertine Coffee Table 1970s, Italy
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage square travertine coffee table with four legs. Beautiful natural travertine stone. Good condition 1970s - Italy Height: 30cm Width x depth: 90cm Ref.: 26071404 *All ima...
Travertine
Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980's. The beautiful square top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. It has the normal t...
Travertine
$2,500
H 30 in W 84 in D 42 in
7 ft. Vintage Herman Miller Eames Racetrack Light Grey Conference Table
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
This conference table comes with a beautiful laminate top on an aluminum base that boast 2 spider pedestals. The has adjustable glides on the feet to temper the height of the table. ...
Aluminum
$8,900
H 28.25 in W 83.625 in D 41.625 in
84 inch Genuine Rosewood wood table by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in South Charleston, WV
Genuine Brazilian rosewood, not laminate. 84" x 42" x 28.25". Models were produced with rosewood laminate and then the rarer genuine rosewood wood models as is this was. By Charles a...
Aluminum
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H 28.75 in W 51.19 in D 25.01 in
Small desk from the "Action Office" series by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Mobilier International, George Nelson
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Small desk from the "Action Office" series by George Nelson for Herman Miller, distributed by Mobilier International in France, 1968, featuring a storage pull-out. A break on one rea...
Steel
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H 29.53 in W 80.71 in D 37.8 in
Rosewood Executive Desk by George Ciancimino For Mobilier International
By George Ciancimino, Mobilier International
Located in London, GB
Designed by the Italian George Ciancimino and produced by French manufacturer Mobilier International in the 1970s. The desk is an impressive executive piece. A broad, gloss lacquered...
Aluminum
George Nelson Desk in Rosewood, 1960s
By Mobilier International, George Nelson
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare George Nelson writing desk in rosewood with leg in steel.
Wood
Large Desk by Ciancimino
By Mobilier International, George Ciancimino
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Executive desk by George Ciancimino for Mobilier International. Rosewood-veneered top fitted with two sets of drop drawers, suspended file cabinets and two sliding writing tablets...