Mathieu Mategot

A rare collectible vintage lounge Copacabana chair by iconic French designer Mathieu Matégot composed of curved tubular steel legs and structure. This particular edition is distinguishable through the very rare design of the front feet.

The seat and backrest have been handcrafted using high-quality Italian leather and the frame has been left untouched in order to preserve the item's vintage historic beauty. Nevertheless, it is possible to re-lacquer the frame as an additional request. France, circa 1950s.

About Mathieu Mategot (1910-2001)

Born and educated in Budapest, furniture and tapestry designer Mathieu Mategot moved to France in the early 1930s, where he worked as a window dresser and women’s clothing designer. He learned metalworking techniques as a prisoner of war in the 1940s, and upon his release began designing furniture, pioneering many of what we now identify as midcentury design tropes, like metal-mounted rattan, steel tubing, and perforated sheet metal. By the 1970s, Mategot returned to producing tapestries, many of which evoke Abstract Expressionist paintings.

    Source: https://www.artsy.net/artist/mathieu-mategot

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Reference: SEA044

Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80 cm) Width: 25.6 in (65 cm) Depth: 22.84 in (58 cm) Seat Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)

Origin: France

Materials: Leather, Steel, Lacquered

Condition: Excellent

Period: 1950-1959