Set of Five Chairs by Rene Gabriel, circa 1946

Chairs designed by Rene Gabriel, circa 1946. Manufactured in France, circa 1946. Oak wood base and structure. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...

Set of five chairs designed by Pierre Guariche Manufactured for Meurop in Belgium, circa 1950. Iron frame with plastic seat and backrest. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a nice patina. Guariche Pierre...

Set of 4 'Aran' chairs designed by Jordi Vilanova, circa 1960. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials:...

Set of four chairs by unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1970. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material:...

Set of eight Gaulino chairs designed by Oscar Tusquets manufactured by BD Barcelona Design, circa 2010. Gaulino chair which, designed in 1987, was selected for the Industrial Desi...

Set of four rustic wood French chairs. Manufactured in French, circa 1950. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Ma...

René Gabriel Oak "Reconstruction" chairs, France 1946. "Reconstruction" chairs were designed by René Gabriel and manufactured in France circa 1946. Solid Oak wood base and structu...

3 oak chairs in the style of René Gabriel, circa 1950. Colorful caning of origin.

Six chairs in the style of René Gabriel made of oak.

Set of 4 oak chairs with white fabric seat by René Gabriel, 1950s René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheticism, robustness and sobriety, a source of inspiration for a whole generation of future designers. A student at the Germain Pilon School and then at the National School of Decorative Arts, René Gabriel began as a domino maker by designing and producing his own wallpapers, and then made his mark as a decorative artist in most of the salons and international exhibitions of the inter-war period. In 1927, he began his research into the creation of mass-produced furniture and proposed a piece of furniture composed of juxtaposable and superposable elements. He studied an economical version that he presented in 1934 at the Salon des arts ménagers under the name of RG elements. Another major turning point came in 1944, when the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning commissioned him to create emergency furniture. A fervent advocate of furniture for all, René Gabriel designed numerous models for disaster victims by establishing close ties with industry. He also collaborated with Auguste Perret...

pair of oak armchairs circa 1946 His notoriety in serial production is growing In 1945 he was appointed president of the Society of Decorative Artists. Several years of teachin...

Chair in oak and leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1936 Oak chair with an upside down backrest and three bars following the shape of the back, the seat upholstered. Four legs, the f...