Pierre Chapo Bookcases

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...

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...

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...

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...

Superbe bibliothèque B17A par Pierre Chapo, Superbe Patine. En 1967, à l’occasion du salon des Arts Ménagers, Pierre Chapo présente de nouvelles créations et expose pour la prem...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...