Pierre Chapo, who was born in Paris, France, in July 1927, was initially interested in becoming a professional painter. However, after a chance meeting with a shipbuilder who introduced him to wood and woodworking, Chapo changed his focus and decided to study architectural studies at the prestigious École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
After graduating, Chapo and his wife, the sculptor and painter Nicole Lormier, started traveling extensively through Scandinavia and Central America. Among the many places the couple visited was Taliesin West, the home and studio of Frank Lloyd Wright — a visit that had a lasting influence on Chapo’s future work and designs.
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(Biography provided by H. Gallery)
B17A bookcase by Pierre Chapo in massive elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
En 1967, à l’occasion du salon des Arts Ménagers, Pierre Chapo présente de nouvelles créations et expose pour la première fois l’étagère B 17. Fixée au mur, B 17 libère un espace con...
Elm
Pierre Chapo Midcentury Solid Elm Library Cabinet
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Paris, FR
1960s solid elm French modern adjustable book- or showcase, reference B10 by Pierre Chapo. Extremely well crafted (Shelves and cabinet can be separated). The piece is equipped with...
Elm
Pierre Chapo B10 Large Bookcase Cabinet, France, 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A truly beautiful and well preserved large sized B10 bookcase with adjustable shelves, designed by Pierre Chapo and made in his own atelier in France, 1960. The B10 is one of the mor...
Leather, Elm
Pierre Chapo B10 Bookcase Cabinet France 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A truly beautiful and well preserved B10 bookcase with adjustable shelves, designed by Pierre Chapo and was made in his own atelier in France, 1960. The B10 is one of the more famili...
Leather, Elm
Pierre Chapo B17 1960’s bookcase
By Pierre Chapo
Located in PAU, FR
Pierre chapo B17 original bookcase from the 1960’s in elm. With 4 shelves of 183 cm large. Super condition
Elm
$18,806
Bookcase Go by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Bibliothèque modulable par Pierre Chapo de la serie système go. Nous avons plus d’étagère d’angles et droites.
Elm
French Design GO Desk and Bookcase by Pierre Chapo, France, 1980s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Renens, CH
The GO system, designed by Pierre Chapo in 1983, is a modular furniture system that embodies Chapo’s principles of material, form, and functio...
Elm
$2,037
H 36.82 in W 33.47 in D 12.8 in
Sheraton Revival Burr Elm Walnut Inlay Dwarf Library Open Bookcase Bookshelf
By Sheraton Revival
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for this lovely Burr Elm, Walnut inlaid, Sheraton Revival style dwarf open library bookcase A very good looking well made and decorative piece, the shelf is height adjustable and or removable so it can be adjusted to take any size books/ Each piece is in light mahogany with lovely walnut Sheraton inlay...
Elm, Walnut
Pierre Chapo Style 2 doors French Armoire.
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Miami, FL
Pierre Chapo Style 2 doors French Armoire.
Wood
Swedish mid century elm low open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid century elm low open bookcase circa 1950. Fine quality stylish piece of mid century scandinavian furniture design. Central lockable cupboard containing a single shelf, ...
Elm
$48,600
H 72.05 in W 111.82 in D 13.98 in
Early Pierre Chapo 'B17C' Bibliothèque in Solid Elm 284 cm / 111.81 in.
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, 'Bibliothèque' wall unit bookshelf, largest version, model 'B17C', solid elm, France, design circa 1967 This wall unit, known as model ‘B17’, is an early edition desig...
Elm
$5,329
H 37.41 in W 81.89 in D 20.08 in
Maison Regain Sideboard in Solid Elm, circa 1960, Pierre Chapo Style
By Maison Regain, Pierre Chapo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison regain sideboard in solid elm. circa 1960. Pierre Chapo style.
Elm
$3,756Sale Price|20% Off
H 79 in W 35 in D 18 in
Restored Vintage 1960’s Mid-Century Modern Bookcase Wall Cabinet
Located in North York, ON
Restored vintage 1960’s Mid-Century Modern bookcase wall cabinet. Featuring brass detailed accents and walnut woods. Finished in a dark espresso brown, this piece is the perfect stat...
Metal, Brass
$2,291
H 89.38 in W 55.91 in D 18.51 in
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Bookcase Cabinet Made of Pine
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 19th Century French bookcase in Renaissance style, made of solid pine. Consists of an upper and a lower part with a total of 4 doors. Facade-like front. Pilaster strips with flut...
Fir, Pine
$4,700
H 92 in W 37 in D 20.5 in
Antique French Renaissance Revival Scholars Bookcase Cabinet Carved Oak 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautifully Carved Antique French Renaissance Revival Oak Scholars Bookcase or Cabinet with Lower Drawer and Key~~c. 1890s Highly carved single door with lower drawer and f...
Oak
$6,840
H 72.05 in W 72.05 in D 14.97 in
Patinated Elm Bookshelf in the Style of Pierre Chapo, France 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Almelo, NL
Patinated Elm Bookshelf in the Style of Pierre Chapo, France 1970s A striking and robust wall-mounted bookshelf crafted in solid patinated elmwood, made in France in the 1970s in th...
Elm
Danish Rosewood Bookcase by Hundevad
By Poul Hundevad
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
eautiful Danish mid-century bookcase made of rich rosewood by Hundevad. This elegant piece features a clean and timeless Scandinavian design with warm tones and stunning natural wood...
Rosewood
Hanging Shelf by Pierre Cruége
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Solid oak bookcase designed by Pierre Cruége Located in NY. Original condition.
Oak
$20,543
H 105.12 in W 107.49 in D 16.93 in
A Large Scale 19th Century French Painted Glazed Bibliothèque Cabinet - Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An exceptional large scale early 19th century French glazed Bibliothèque cabinet. Demonstrating original paint, which has worn wonderfully over the years creating a lovely warm patin...
Pine, Paint
Early Pierre Chapo Version 'B17' Bibliothèque in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, bibliothèque, model no. B17, elm, France, 1960s. This is a rare and large model 'B17' - shelves designed by Pierre Chapo. It is the largest version of this quintess...
Elm
Pierre Chapo Patinated and Large Solid Elm Bibliothèque B17B
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, bibliothèque, model no. B17B, elm, France, 1960s. This is a rare and large Model 'B17' - shelves designed by Pierre Chapo. It is the largest version of this quintess...
Elm
Patinated and Large Pierre Chapo Solid Elm Bibliothèque B17B
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, bibliothèque, model no. B17B, elm, France, 1960s. This is a rare and large Model 'B17' - shelves designed by Pierre Chapo. It is the largest version of this quintess...
Elm
Pierre Chapo Solid Elm Bookshelf B17B
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, bibliothèque, model no. B17B, elm, France, 1960s. Model 'B17' - shelves designed by Pierre Chapo. The shelving system was created in 1967 were is was presented at th...
Elm
Pierre Chapo, Library B17b, France 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Old edition of the B17b library in French Elm by Pierre Chapo, France 60'. Presented at the Salon des Arts Ménagers in 1967, this bookcase breaks the rules by placing the supports ab...
Elm
Pierre Chapo B30 shelving unit in Elm France 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare and large executed modular B30 bookcase designed by Pierre Chapo and manufactured in his own workshop in France, ca 1960. Built with solid elm wood, it features six sturdy shelves with a rich grain and warm color, supported by Y-shaped supports. A nice detail is the multiple wooden parts of elm wood used...
Elm
Pierre Chapo B17C bookcase in elm France 1967
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Wonderful largest version of the B17 bookcases, the B17C designed by Pierre Chapo and mad in one of his own workshops in France, 1967. This magnificent bookcase is constructed from s...
Elm
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H 72.05 in W 72.05 in D 13.78 in
Early 'B17' Bibliothèque in solid elm by Pierre Chapo, France 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Sittard, LI
Original and early B17 Bibliothèque designed by Pierre Chapo, France 1960s. This book case is one of the most desirable pieces designed by Chapo. Made out of solid elm wood with a ni...
Elm
Pierre Chapo Wall Unit in Solid Elm, France, 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible screw free wall unit in solid Elm wood by the French designer Pierre Chapo. The absolutely stunning design with the iconic Chapo trademark screw free wood work in solid elm wood. The wall unit consists of three standers, two storage pieces...
Elm
Pierre Chapo Large Wall Unit Model B17, French Elm, circa 1967
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Original "B17" bookshelf by Pierre Chapo, circa 1967, in French elmwood. One of the most iconic piece of Pierre Chapo (1927-1986). In 1967, Pierre Chapo presented new creations at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, exhibiting the B17 bookshelf for the first time. This bookcase is fixed to the wall freeing up a lot of living space. The bookshelf, whose presence surprises by its discretion and elegance, by the harmony of the lines between the uprights and the shelves (in 50 mm sections) is accentuated by the originality of the support system. Supports, as their name implies, normally prop up the shelves of a piece of furniture or else the jutting parts of buildings. Pierre Chapo decided not to take this universal law into account and modeled a support that fits into the upright, which means the shelf can be solidly fixed under its support. In a balance between gravity and the forces at play, the more weight goes on the shelf, the better its components slot into the upright. The wall unit is in the French Campagne style...
Elm
Pierre Chapo French Elm Wall Unit, Model B17, France, 1967
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; French elm; wall unit; bookshelf; Model B17; France; 1967; 1960s Design; wood; French Design; French Craftsmanship; This wall unit, known as model B17, was created b...
Elm
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H 90.56 in W 102.37 in D 23.63 in
Pierre Chapo Book Case in Solid Elm, Shelves, French, Mid-Century Modern, 1970's
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; Book Case; Shelves; Storage unit; Solid Elm; French; 1970's; French craftsmanship; French mid-century modern adjustable book- or showcase in solid elm by Pierre Cha...
Elm