PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS BY JULES WABBES

 

Jules Wabbes’ Armchairs

Black Leather Pair of Armchairs

Acteur majeur du design dans la Belgique de l’après-guerre, Jules Wabbes (1919-1974) laisse derrière lui des pièces élégantes et intemporelles, aujourd’hui largement rééditées. Entre les années 50 et 70, période prolifique en matière de design, Jules Wabbes porta haut les galons de la scène belge, dont il est aujourd’hui devenu une figure emblématique. Ce n’est pourtant pas sur les bancs d’une institution prestigieuse que le designer, né à Bruxelles en 1919, a découvert sa vocation. Autodidacte, il quitte l’école à 16 ans pour se consacrer à la photographie. Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il ouvre une boutique d’antiquités avec Louise Carrey, épouse du peintre français Georges Carrey. Affirmant au gré des opportunités un don certain pour redonner vie aux objets et aux meubles, ses clients lui demandent conseil pour repenser leur intérieur. En 1951, il fonde donc un bureau de design avec l’architecte André Jacqmain, avec qui il réalise ses premiers aménagements de magasins. Trois ans plus tard, c’est la compagnie aérienne Sabena qui fait appel à lui pour repenser ses cabines, puis le Fonds colonial des invalidités lui demande de dessiner le mobilier de bureau de son nouveau bâtiment (1959). Suivra celui de l’ambassade américaine à La Haye, dans un bâtiment signé Marcel Breuer. Un domaine qui deviendra sa spécialité. En 1957, il fonde sa propre maison d’édition baptisée Le Mobilier Universel pour exprimer librement son talent. Tables, bureaux et bibliothèques en bois massif vont asseoir sa notoriété. Loin de vouloir dissimuler les assemblages, il aime les mettre en évidence. Son amour des matériaux traverse une production où le souci du détail figure au cœur des préoccupations du designer, réputé intraitable sur la qualité d’exécution. Il fut marié à Marie Wabbes, artiste et auteure de livres jeunesse, avec qui il eut quatre enfants. Sa fille Marie Ferran-Wabbes lui a consacré une biographie publiée en 2002 et fut la commissaire d’une rétrospective, tardive, au Bozar de Bruxelles (2012), où des pièces uniques et prototypes furent présentés pour la première fois. Emporté précocement, il laisse derrière lui une œuvre prolifique faite de meubles impeccablement dessinés, aux lignes simples et affirmées. Neuf marques se partagent aujourd’hui les licences officielles de Jules Wabbes. Quant aux pièces originales, on les retrouve régulièrement dans les salles des ventes.

Details

  • Model: PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
  • Designer or Artist: JULES WABBES
  • Editor: JULES WABBES
  • Period: 1950-1960’s
  • Origin: BELGIUM
  • Dimensions: W90 x H65 x D90 cm

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YELLOW SOFA BY FLORENCE KNOLL

Details

  • Model: CONVERSO SOFA
  • Designer or Artist: FLORENCE KNOLL
  • Editor: KNOLL
  • Period: 1950

OUTDOOR CHAIR BY PATRICIA URQUIOLA

 

Patricia Urquiola’s Outdoor Chair

Crinoline Chair

Can you picture the dresses that women wore in the 1800s? Full, bell-shaped skirts held by crinolines (rigid underskirt garments) were spectacular “micro-architectures” commonly seen in living rooms everywhere. All of the chairs in the Crinoline collection are designed to reflect this elegant look: the wide curve of the base is repeated in the seat and the curve of the backrest. “The curved part gives it a double-shell silhouette,” said Patricia when describing the soft lines of the series. Crinoline outdoor chairs and armchairs are comfortable, feminine and romantic. Crinoline is an innovation in taste. An opening. A product that encloses all of the sensitivity of a team working in collaboration with the B&B Italia Research and Development Centre. We left from Italy for the Far East with an aluminium structure: light, recyclable, resistant, completely rustproof and therefore perfect for outdoor use, and everything concerning the weave was changed. The creative process took shape through comparisons with the strengths and weaknesses of manual techniques and love for these traditional arts. Expert weavers tried time and again, but the perfect result escaped us. The woven cover of Crinoline emerged like the Arianna’s cloth: “I gave birth to it with the people who were working on it with me,” said Patricia. As a result, it is a collation of codes and languages. The 1800s, digital information, technology and hand crafted excellence.

Details

  • Model: CRINOLINE CHAIR
  • Designer or Artist: PATRICIA URQUIOLA
  • Editor: B&B ITALIA OUTDOOR
  • Period: 2008
  • Origin: ITALIA
  • Dimensions: L76 x H76 x D72 cm

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