Chrome-Plated Steel and Opaline Glass Lamp Model 10524 by Michel Boyer, 1972

The absence of an Audoux-Minnet catalog means that we have only partial knowledge of their production. We do know, however, that it was certainly during their honeymoon that Adrien Audoux, originally from Franche-Comté, and Frida Minnet, originally from Switzerland, decided to set up their business in Cannes in 1929. Frida Minnet's father was himself a rattan furniture manufacturer in Montreux, where his store was located. He was invaluable in helping the young couple set up shop, producing mainly rattan furniture. In 1942, the company moved to Golfe-Juan, not far from Vallauris, where Jean Bonaudi also produced rattan furniture. Here, customers from La Rievera, made up of wealthy Britons and Americans attracted by "French taste", bought their furniture. In the '50s, the company, better known as "le Doux Minet" and taking a black kitten as its symbol, invented a new style of furniture that would make their reputation. The frame, often in oak or beech, is entirely covered in raffia. The seats are then covered with raffia made of checkerboard or coarse-mesh braided mats. Audoux-Minnet's flagship armchair, whose beech legs form a single unit with the armrests, was manufactured by the Vibo company in Vesoul. Audoux-Minnet furniture bears an oblong plate...

Roger Tallon was born in Paris on 6 March 1929. He attended the Ecole des Arts Appliqués de Paris (now ENSAAMA) and took a preparatory course for the Ecole des Arts et Métiers, which...

Etienne Fermigier trained at the École Boulle, before graduating top of his class from the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs de Paris (ENSAD) in 1957. Two years later, in 1959, Éti...

This lamp by Joseph André Motte, published by Disderot, is quite rare in its original version with rotaflex shade. What's more, the rotaflex, a type of plastic, has retained its orig...

"Brushed" table lamp by designer Michel Boyer (1935-2011) in folded stainless steel with retractable shade.

On a cubic polish steel base with a flexible conical reflector. Marked underneath 11/82. Electric works perfectly. By Michel Boyer, France 1982 for Verre et Lumière.

Mid-centruy table or bedside lamp witch chrome base and original opaline glass lamp shade. There are some signs of use (see photo). Bulb: 1 x E26 (E27). US adapter included.

Opaline glass chromed steel & cast iron Space Age lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970’s Dimensions: 27cm Diameter, 33cm Height Conditon: Good Period: 1970s