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"Chaises Basses" Low Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1930s
$1,950per set
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Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs.
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