Pierre Chapo Wall Unit in Solid Elm, France, 1960s

Stunning daybed model L03 in solid Elm-wood by the great French designer Pierre Chapo. The breathtaking design with the iconic Chapo trademark wood joints which were created as a re...

Highly comfortable S15 lounge chair in tan leather, designed by Pierre Chapo and manufactured in his own workshop, France 1967. The design of this chair is a great example of follow...

Original "B17" bookshelf by Pierre Chapo, circa 1967, in French elmwood. One of the most iconic piece of Pierre Chapo (1927-1986). In 1967, Pierre Chapo presented new creations at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, exhibiting the B17 bookshelf for the first time. This bookcase is fixed to the wall freeing up a lot of living space. The bookshelf, whose presence surprises by its discretion and elegance, by the harmony of the lines between the uprights and the shelves (in 50 mm sections) is accentuated by the originality of the support system. Supports, as their name implies, normally prop up the shelves of a piece of furniture or else the jutting parts of buildings. Pierre Chapo decided not to take this universal law into account and modeled a support that fits into the upright, which means the shelf can be solidly fixed under its support. In a balance between gravity and the forces at play, the more weight goes on the shelf, the better its components slot into the upright. The wall unit is in the French Campagne style...

The GO system was created by Pierre Chapo in 1983 and can be considered an end-of-career highlight for the highly influential French designer. The piece is a visually appealing and i...