Jacques Adnet valet chair made in France 1950

Jacques Adnet

France, 1900 – 1984
Designer, architect, interior designer

Stylish black leather valet chair by Jacques Adnet in the 1950s in France. It’s fully covered in black leather with Adnets signature detailed stitching and a brass structure. Valet chairs like this are design to support your bedroom organisation. You can hang your jacket or knitwear, fold your trousers and put small items like a watch or jewellery in the small tray. The seat makes it possible to put on your shoes. It’s a handy and stylish way to keep your belongings in order. In good original condition with a gentle patina froma age and usate.

Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) was a French modernist designer, architect and interior designer. He was known for his furniture designs in leather. During the 1950s, he created a distinctive and modern style of furniture and concentrated on the numerous commissions he received, such as the decoration of the private apartments of the President at the Elysée Palace or the meeting room of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. From 1959 until 1970 he was the director of École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris. He left a lasting legacy in his influence of post war French modernism and died in 1984.