Mathieu Matégot White Metal Garden Table & Heart Chairs, 1950s, Set of 5
View Similar Items
Mathieu Matégot White Metal Garden Table & Heart Chairs, 1950s, Set of 5
About the Item
- Creator:Mathieu Matégot (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 27.96 in (71 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 5
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Slight rust on the joints and edges as pictured, but overall this set is in good condition for an outdoor dining set.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: T00077, DC000761stDibs: LU4510230865212
Mathieu Matégot
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.
Find vintage Mathieu Matégot furniture on 1stDibs.
- Hvidt & Molgaard-Nielsen for Fritz Hansen AX 6060 Chairs, Set of 2, 1950sBy Peter Hvidt, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Fritz HansenLocated in London, GBOriginally designed in 1947 by the Danish architects Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, the AX 6060 chair was manufactured by Fritz Hansen. A fantastic example of midcentury Dan...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsBeech
$2,933 Sale Price / set30% Off - Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Plywood DCW Dining Chairs, 1950s Set of 2By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman MillerLocated in London, GBThe DCW chair was originally released in 1946, with Herman Miller taking over the manufacture of the chairs in 1950. This lasted until 1953 when the chairs were taken out of producti...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsPlywood
- EGO Paris by Thomas Sauvage Purple Tandem Sun LoungerBy Ego LuxuryLocated in London, GBDesigned by Thomas Sauvage for EGO Paris, the Tandem sun lounger was awarded the Red Dot design award in 2008. Constructed from a thermo-lacquered aluminu...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsWood
$1,073 Sale Price30% Off - Italian Mid Century Ico Parisi Blue Velvet Cocktail Armchairs, 1950s, Set of 2By Ico ParisiLocated in London, GBA stunning example of classic 1950s Italian design, these cocktail chairs were designed by Ico Parisi. The armchairs feature a sculptural shape with a curved seat cushion and dipped...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsVelvet, Wood
$3,385 Sale Price / set50% Off - Hans Wegner for Fritz Hansen FH4103 Beech & Teak Heart Chairs, Set of 6By Hans J. Wegner, Fritz HansenLocated in London, GBOriginally designed by Hans Wegner in the 1950s, the FH4103 was manufactured by Fritz Hansen and sold in London by Story’s of Kensington. Constructed from beech and teak wood, the...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsBeech, Teak
- Magis White & Natural Ash Cyborg Stick Dining Chairs, Set of 2By MARCEL WANDERS, MagisLocated in London, GBManufactured by Magis, the Cyborg Stick chairs were originally designed by Marcel Wanders in 2012. A chair of two halves, it is constructed from contrasting materials with the fr...Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsAsh
$876 Sale Price / set30% Off
- Mathieu Matégot Metal Heart ChairBy Mathieu MatégotLocated in Los Angeles, CARare metal chairs by French designer Mathieu Matégot. White metal chairs with hairpin legs, signature Mategot perforated metal seat and heart sha...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsMetal
$3,000 / item - Pair of French Mathieu Matégot Style White Wrought Iron ChairsBy Jean Prouvé, Gilbert Poillerat, Mathieu MatégotLocated in Houston, TXPair of French Mathieu Matégot style white wrought iron chairs. These stunning French Rivera iron chairs can be used indoors or outdoors as g...Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsWrought Iron
$2,600 Sale Price / set32% Off - Very Rare Midcentury circa 1950s French Faux Bois Garden Table & Four ChairsLocated in GBWe are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Faux Bois French circa 1950s garden table and four chairs A very good looking suite, this is completely unrestored, with a ...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsCast Stone
$6,642 Sale Price / set20% Off - 1950s French Metal Garden Chairs, a PairLocated in High Point, NCA pair of metal garden chairs from 1950s France in crisp white. The sinuous design of the metal frame forms a simple yet poetic silhouette. Cabriole legs, tapering to precise points,...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsMetal
$1,195 / set - Set of 5 Round Patio Garden Table Dining SetBy Russell WoodardLocated in Sheffield, MANewly painted 40" round Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard style wrought iron or cast iron base dining table with center hole for umbrella and four matching armchair. The set of gard...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsWrought Iron
$2,900 / item - Faux Bamboo Metal Garden Dining SetLocated in Sheffield, MAStylish faux bamboo garden dining set with four highback chairs and rectangular table base. Can be used indoors or outdoors. Chairs have seat cushion...Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Sets
MaterialsAluminum