Nagasaki Chair designed by Mathieu Mategot

Nagasaki Chair designed by Mathieu Mategot

 

Mathieu Matégot (1910 - 2001) was a Hungarian designer and architect. After examining at Budapest's institution of art and architecture, he settled in France in 1931. He was a volunteer in the French army, was captured and not released until 1944. After returning house, he started generating handmade furniture in Paris. Matégot organic kinds and lightness of touch create a sense of pleasure and the pavement breaking and ingenious methods that he applied resulted in distinct visual appeals and furniture designs. He was the first person to integrate metal tubing with perforated sheet metal; ritigulle, a strategy he patented and also a pairing that especially identifies his work.Like many of his peers Mategot traveled the world searching for inspiration, strategies and upon return changed these impressions into his very own one-of-a-kind layouts and interpretations. Wether it was industrial procedures or visual appeals, he always gathered and translated - he even established and patented up his very own manufacturing to apply these brand-new innovations into his styles, He was a real pioneer of his time!In the 1950's - additionally the one years - that he committed to the style of furnishings and indoor add-ons, he created a lot of unique layouts that today is taken into consideration renowned and contemporary. To make certain high quality in the production of his own designs - Matégot set up two of his very own workshops - Société Mategot, one in Paris that used up to twenty employees and a second in Casablanca, Morocco. Both made in limited numbers for approximately 200 items and continued till 1959 when Mategot quickly finished his manufacturing and started his deal with tapestry, which he would certainly proceed for the rest of his profession.The Matégot CollectionMathieu Matégot's natural kinds and lightness of touch make a sense of happiness and the ground splitting and innovative strategies that he used resulted in distinct visual appeals and, most of all, modern layouts. Today, Matégot's designs are just as fit for the purpose as when they were initially developed, and his legendary styles are both timeless and timeless.The Nagasaki chair is among couple of three-legged chairs and is still Matégot's best-known item. It is included in the long-term event at the Vitra Layout Gallery. The Copacabana chair is included in the layout collection at the Museum of Decoratives Arts in Paris and the style collection at the Georges Pompidou Centre, National Gallery of Modern Art, Industrial center, Beaubourg, Paris.Products Designed:Matégot CoatrackMatégot Kangourou TableMatégot Dedal bookshelfMatégot Nagasaki StoolMatégot Nagasaki Chair