Jean Royère Style Stool in Goat Fur
View Similar Items
Jean Royère Style Stool in Goat Fur
About the Item
- Creator:Jean Royère (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Width: 1 in (2.54 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:20th Century
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU927812026813
Jean Royère
World traveler, polyglot and avant-garde visionary Jean Royère (1902–81) is one of the biggest names in French mid-century design. He was fascinated by different materials, such as raffia and zebrawood, and aesthetics from around the world, from Scandinavian modernism to the traditions of the Middle East. Owing to this venturesome spirit, Royère produced an eclectic body of work that truly doesn’t fit a singular style. One light fixture might have organic shapes reminiscent of Art Nouveau, while a table would be crafted with minimalist straw marquetry.
Born in Paris, Royère studied classics at Cambridge University and then worked for an import-export company. In 1931, he switched gears to design, studying cabinetmaking in the workshops of Faubourg Saint-Antoine and furniture making under the tutelage of Pierre Gouffé. He made his debut in interior design in 1934 when he won a design contest for the brasserie in the Hotel Carlton on the Champs-Élysées.
Royère’s most famous piece of furniture was his biomorphic Boule sofa, sometimes playfully called the Ours Polaire, or Polar Bear. Designed for his mother in 1947, the curved sofa with its fuzzy white velvet shocked the French interior design world when it was displayed at the Art et Industrie exhibition, but it proved enduringly popular with customers, such as the Shah of Iran, who purchased several for his daughter. Royère would continue to design furniture and interiors for an elite clientele, including the kings of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Royère retired in 1972, then moved to the United States in 1980. After he died a year later, his archives were given to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. His works continue to be highly coveted — Kanye West, for instance, once tweeted that the Polar Bear sofa is his favorite piece of furniture. In 2016, Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris opened a retrospective of his distinctive designs, from the plush 1943 Eléphanteau chair to the 1963 Tour Eiffel table with its elegant metal supports.
Find vintage Jean Royère tables, storage cabinets and other furniture today on 1stDibs.
- Mid-Century Bar Stool in the style of Jean Royère, Iron and Leather, ItalyBy Jean RoyèreLocated in Brussels, BEMid-Century 'Quattro Sgabelli' Bar Stool in the style of Jean Royère, Iron and Leather, Italy, 1950s - Sold IndividuallyCategory
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsIron
- Mid-Century Modern Style Brass and Goat Fur Italian StoolsLocated in Ibiza, SpainModern circular Italian bar stool, made of polished brass structure with bottom footrest ring and upholstered in black Mongolian goat fur.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsBrass
- Stool Ottoman Mini with Goat Kidasia FurBy Mambo Unlimited IdeasLocated in Lisbon, PTMini stool gathers inspiration from Scandinavian design made incredibly comfortable with the addition of soft upholstery. The top is upholstered in natural goat leather and the legs ...Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Footstools
MaterialsWood, Leather
- Railing Upholstered Stool Side Chair Stainless Steel with White Goat FurBy Aranda LaschLocated in Beverly Hills, CARailing series is a new collection of furniture pieces designed by Aranda\Lasch. The first three elements of the collection includes R1, R2 & R3: two chairs and a stool. Railing is ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
MaterialsStainless Steel
- Railing Upholstered Stool Side Chair Stainless Steel with White Goat FurBy Aranda LaschLocated in Beverly Hills, CARailing series is a new collection of furniture pieces designed by Aranda\Lasch. The first three elements of the collection includes R1, R2 & R3: two chairs and a stool. Railing i...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
MaterialsStainless Steel
- Pair of Wrought Iron Stool in the Style of Jean Michel FrankBy (after) Jean Michel FrankLocated in New York, NYA pair of wrought iron stool in the styel ofJean Michel Frank. these stools have a rare and intricate metal constuction and shape. Each one...Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Stools
MaterialsWrought Iron