Roger Tallon, designer of the TGV

Roger Tallon (1929-2011) is one of the founders of French industrial design. For half a century, he designed everything: the TGV Atlantique, the Montmartre Funicular cars, LIP watches, Air France cutlery, but also demanding furniture of which the Module 400 stool (1966), designed for the Maison Lacloche, remains the emblem. His philosophy? Design as a service rendered to use, without compromise or trend effect. A French school unto itself, whose legacy continues to irrigate the profession.

The Roger Tallon stool, particularly the Module 400, is now a particularly sought-after piece of French industrial design. A signature to find for those who love furniture that never cheats: everything is there to serve use, and that's precisely what makes it beautiful.