21st Century and Contemporary Stools

Sculpture stool by Jacques Jarrige work with his characteristic play on positive and negative spaces. These stools are hand lacquered and are very comfortable. The work of Jacques Jarrige is featured in Elle 2014, NYC&Garden 2004 , AD 2015 , Harpers'Bazaar 2015, New York Times, 2015, Ideat, November 2011, World of Interiors (May and September 2011), Architectural Digest France (July-August, 2011) and Maison Francaise (September, 2011) Jacques Jarrige was born into a Parisian family of art collectors and scientists in 1962. In his youth, growing up in neighborhood of St. Germain, he was struck by the intensity of the African sculptures on display in the many neighborhood galleries. How could they evoke such reaction deep inside; how could such seemingly simple objects emanate so much power? It was a question that stuck with him. As a young man, he enrolled in the department of architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts but was frustrated in the narrow scope of the program. While he liked the functional aspects, he chafed at the monotony of the forms taught. Driven by the urge to make things with his hands, he abandoned the school in favor of making functional sculpted design objects. His interest in spatial relations led him to courageous explorations of void and volume in his art and design. The works of Moore and Calder, as well as the furniture of George Nakashima and  Alexandre Noll, encouraged him to trust his intuition and reveal the forms that he sensed within his reach. Instead of pursuing a decorative approach, he engaged in an ongoing dialogue with humble materials that he created — a practice he became known for — patiently shaping, carving, and altering them with simple hand tools. No master plan or elaborate drawing ever stood between him and the wood or metal that spoke to him, to his body. Each physical gesture informs the next, until the final piece emerges, embodying every gesture and impetus that brought the works into being, with a quiet meditative focus that the slow process of the craft demands. In 1991, Jarrige was invited to join Frederic de Luca’s influential avant-garde gallery "En Attendant Les Barbares." Recognizing his exceptional sensibility, de Luca encouraged Jarrige to relentlessly pursue his own voice. He began to show regularly in Europe, and found a devoted audience. The work of this period was primarily sculptural furniture and design objects. He found success combining his direct and meticulous process with a growing vernacular of organic and flowing shapes. In 2010, he gained representation by Valerie Goodman...

A unique and spectacular Large Pair of Osselet stools n Oak sculpted by Jacques Jarrige. Jarrige’s work has been recently featured in IDEAT, November 2011, AD Collector, October 2011, World of Interiors September 2011 and May 2011, Maison Francaise September 2011 and Architectural Digest France July-August 2011 edition p 128-130 with a special focus on the artist Jacques Jarrige is exclusively represented in the U.S. by Valerie Goodman...

A unique piece by Jacques Jarrige in Bronze. Signed. Three leg-anthropomorphic form typical of Jarrige's work where seeing it from one point of view or another looks different and al...