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Marhaba Armchair, Maxime Old

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The Marhaba Armchair designed by Maxime Old, is characterized by the use of living materials. Its was presented at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1952. In 1953, the model was used for the bar located in the ground floor of the Marhaba Hotel in Casablanca. This armchair is made of oak wood with natural finishes, and includes an adjustable seat. This model has a mahogany variant. We suggest different wooden caning with different wood finishes such as: - natural wooden canning with oak wood 010 - dark honey wooden caning with natural colored oak wood - medium wooden caning with brushed oak wood 103-005 - grey wooden caning with natural teak colored oak wood - coffee wooden caning with grey colored oak wood 80. We also offer a color and fabric customization service. Please send us an email or by appointment at the gallery. Dimensions: Height 95 x Depth 85,5 x Width 85 cm Height 37.40” x Depth 33.66” x Width 33.46” Documentation: This armchair is presented on page 189 in the book named Maxime Old, Architecte Décorateur, written by Badetz Yves with the collaboration of Gastou Yves, Norma editions in Paris. Maxime Old is a French designer and interior architect born in 1910 and died in 1991. He represents the French scene of modern furniture having designed more than 3000 creations during his career. He started his creative path at Ruhlmann (A French Art Deco Furniture designer) after graduating from the University of Boulle in Paris. Maxime Old’s career lies on the years where big changes happening in the interior architecture feild, from Art Deco to Bauhaus and from Bauhaus finally to Modernisme. He founded his own atelier very soon and begins to work in interior architecture upon request from clients. His Paquebot Collection was featured in the French Ocean-Liners, the City Hall of Rouen, the Hotel Marhaba in Casablanca and eventually the Airport in Marseille. Today the Anne Jacquemin Sablon gallery edits the originals designs of Maxime Old, which at the time were not produced . The pieces produced are therefore the first editions based on the drawings from between the 1940s and 1980s.
  • Creator:
    Maxime Old (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 37.4 in (95 cm)Width: 33.46 in (84.99 cm)Depth: 33.66 in (85.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2020
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Current Production)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    13-14 weeks
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5220227455502

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