Self-taught French designer Hubert Le Gall imbues his modern furniture creations with a sense of joy and whimsy. His expansive repertoire includes everything from chandeliers and wall mirrors to coffee tables and armchairs, each piece more playful than the next. “I’m very sincere in my work," Le Gall told Introspective magazine. "I try to be happy in life and to make others happy.”
Le Gall was born in 1961 in Lyon, France. He dreamed of becoming an architect as a child but studied finance instead at the behest of his father. Not content to leave his artistic passion behind, Le Gall gave up his finance career and began painting portraits instead. Over time, he was drawn to the world of furniture design. In the 1980s, he partnered with a carpenter and opened a studio in Paris. By the early 1990s, he had stopped painting and thrown himself completely into furniture-making.
Le Gall's pieces balance the line between furniture and art. They are functional but imaginative, with unusual proportions, novel materials and dramatic flourishes. "I always say that I am a creator of furniture," Le Gall explained to Forbes. "I am more an artist than a designer. That’s why I’m more interested in the world of art than the world of decoration.”
Le Gall has had solo exhibitions at the Museum Francisque Mandet in Riom, France, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Château Borély in Marseille. His work is held in many private and public collections and is admired by renowned designers and architects like David Scott, Jacques Garcia, Brian J. McCarthy and Caroline Sarkozy.
On 1stDibs, find Hubert le Gall lighting, mirrors and tables.
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Sculptural Chair by Hubert Le Gall - La Baleine at Studio ALM
By Hubert le Gall
Located in Paddington, NSW
Hubert Le Gall ‘Whale’ Sculptural Chair in Blue This sculptural chair by Hubert Le Gall features a metal frame, injected foam, and is a statement piece, upholstered in Dedar Belsued...
Chenille, Foam
H 33.47 in W 39.77 in D 31.5 in
Italian Juliet Armchairs designed by Benjamin Hubert for Poltrona Frau, 2015
By Poltrona Frau, Benjamin Hubert
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Benjamin Hubert, born in 1984, British, child prodigy of international design, designs Juliet. The armchair symbol of the centenary of Poltrona Frau, winner of the design contest la...
Aluminum
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 18.9 in
Thonet n°9 Le Corbusier armchair
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very beautiful bentwood armchair from the beginning of the century model no. 9. This armchair was used on multiple occasions by Le Corbusier who was particularly fond of it. He said ...
Beech, Plywood
H 29.875 in W 26 in D 24 in
Louis Majorelle "Les Pins" Armchair
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite “Les Pins” walnut armchair by Louis Majorelle exemplifies the artist’s refined interpretation of nature within the Art Nouveau movement. The rosewood-veneered seat rai...
Upholstery, Walnut
H 32.68 in W 27.17 in D 29.53 in
Unique Pair of Art Deco Armchairs by Hubert Martin et Ploquin, France, 1930s
By Hubert Martin et Ploquin
Located in Bochum, NRW
Exquisite French Art Deco armchairs designed by Hubert Martin et Ploquin, edited by Marber, France, circa 1930s. Identical model exhibited at Paris Autumn salon 1932, mentioned in th...
Upholstery, Wood
H 31.5 in W 39.76 in D 33.07 in
Unopiu' Les Arcs Armchair Outdoor Collection
By Unopiù
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Les Arcs is a collection that has been created around the use of aluminium tubing as a common element. Les Arcs offers the utmost compositional freedom, with modules that can be comb...
Aluminum
H 26.78 in W 29.93 in D 27.56 in
Le Corbusier for Cassina: LC2 Armchair “pair of armchairs”
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret for Cassina LC2 Grand Confort armchair small model Midnight blue leather stainless steel Width: 76cm Height: 68cm Depth: 70cm Seat height: 49cm Brand...
Leather
H 33.47 in W 25.6 in D 27.96 in
Peonia Armchair by Le Berre Vevaud
Located in Geneve, CH
Peonia Armchair by Le Berre Vevaud Dimensions: W 65 x D 71 x H 85 cm. Materials: Solid wood SIPO legs upholstered in Misia fabric Les Hautes Cimes For over 15 years, Raphaël Le Ber...
Wood, Upholstery
H 34.45 in W 43.31 in D 39.38 in
Le Ludé Home Collection, Orsi, Armchair
Located in Cabiate, IT
Armchair in multilayer veneered Oak milled vertically dark matt stained with metal profile in finish LUNA TOPAZIO all around. Metal details in sprayed finish in the upper and low par...
Tôle
H 25.6 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Vintage Le Corbusier Armchair LC1 by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage LC1 chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, circa 1928. Base in chromed tubular steel, white leather upholstery. Marked/engraved on the frame: ...
Chrome
