Robert Mallet-Stevens Armchairs

Vintage 222 chair by Robert Mallet- Stevens. Stamped on underside.

A French 'Hendaye' armchair designed by Pierre Dariel in the 1930s. The chair's solid walnut frame is beautifully complemented by intricate cane weaving along the seat and backrest. ...

Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) was a French modernist architect and designer. He believed in simple, functional designs which should be capable of mass production, and these principles are well evoked in his iconic Model 222 tubular chairs. The design was initially created for Mallet-Steven’s kitchen at the Villa Cavrois in the early 1930s but have been in production for decades after their conception. The iconic White Robert Mallet-Stevens Model No.222 Chair Bauhaus...

Robert Mallet-Stevens studied at the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris from 1903 to 1906. In 1912, he exhibited his works at the Salon d’Automne and met architects Pierre Chareau (1853-1950) and René Herbst. In 1913, he designed a villa for Madame Paquin in Deauville and developed projects for exhibitions in Grand Lyon, London, Brussels, and San Francisco. From 1920 to 1921, he designed sets for the films Jettatura by Pierre-Gilles Veber and Le Secret de Rosette Lambert by Raymond Bernard. Mallet-Stevens received the commission for his first building, the Villa Noailles for Viscount Charles de Noailles in Hyères (Var department), in 1923. In 1924, he organized an exhibition of the Dutch artistic group De Stijl. The following year, he built the Alfa-Romeo showroom on Rue Marbeuf and the Pavillon du Tourisme at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. From 1926 to 1927, he built the residential houses on Rue Mallet-Stevens in Auteuil (Paris). He founded the Union des Artistes Modernes in 1929 and designed the apartment of Tamara de Lempicka on Rue Méchain in the same year. Mallet-Stevens built a townhouse for his friend, artist Louis Barillet...

Original ART DECO Model 222 Stacking Chairs (Set of 4) Robert Mallet Stevens (French) Design: 1928 (circa: 1940’s/early 1950’s) Lacquered raw steel w/ French Chambray upholstery So...

Four wooden Art Deco lounge chairs in the style of Robert Mallet Stevens, circa 1930.

You might already know that we are kind of obsessed with archetypes. When it comes to chairs, this might be the most accurate example. Designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens, this chair c...

Rare handmade French early Mid-Century Modern desk and chair in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non-commercially produced) tubular steel by the visionary French modernist, Robert Mall...

Robert Mallet Stevens for Stevens designs, dining chairs, lacquered metal, fabric, France, design 1928, production later Admirable set of salmon pink lacquered tubular chairs with s...

We are presenting 2 rare pieces on sale one by one on 1stDibs : the earliest and rarely seen version of the iconic Tubor chair created by French Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, cert...

Robert Mallet Stevens for Stevens designs, set of six dining chairs, lacquered metal, fabric, France, design 1928, production later Admirable set of sky blue lacquered tubular chair...

Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886-1945) came from an art-loving family and was one of the most influential French avant-garde architects and designers. He met very early on René Herbst and...