Mathieu Matégot (1910 - 2001) is one of the most famous French designers of the 50s.
He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest. He then visited Italy then the United States and decided to settle in France.
In 1933, he began designing furniture with the use of rattan and metal. However, as the war was raging he decided to enroll and was later taken prisoner. After the Liberation, he devoted himself to creating objects in transparent metal and opened his own studio in Paris and Casablanca.
He showed his work in 1952 at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. He rapidly became a global success. He particularly influenced the world of design with his avant-garde approach to forms and materials.
Dimensions Ø37,5 x 7,5 cm
Colours mustard gold – black
Dimensions Ø15.5 x H12 – Ø21 x H17 – Ø27.5 x H24 cm
Colours mustard gold – black
Like many of Matégot's creations, the Matégot flowerpot & fruit bowls uses the Rigitulle material, a thin sheet of perforated metal looking like metallic lace. This luxurious material has allowed Matégot to reinvent this ordinary objects to make them intriguing and decorative.
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flower pots & fruit bowls
design Mathieu Matégot, 1953