Armchair model S15 by Pierre Chapo, 1970s

Armchair s15 by pierre chapo in solid wood and cream white fabric (lelièvre - sherpas craie). The elm structure is made by interlocking and assembly sets, a trademark of pierre chapo. The "buckle" effect trim brings a touch of warmth and comfort to the armchair. The shoulders and backrest are decorated with leather straps. The s15 model by pierre chapo is typical of brutalist furniture with its minimalist lines while remaining very comfortable with a deep seat. Pierre chapo (1927 - 1987) is a french cabinetmaker and designer of the twentieth century renowned for his modernist and brutalist furniture inspired by le corbusier and charlotte perriand. The assembly and the work of ebonening is of very high quality. Born into a family of craftsmen, he studied at the lycée de romainville, then in vierzon between 1937 and 1947. He worked for some time in the studio of a marine carpenter, then began studying architecture at the ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in paris. He graduated in 1958, having often interrupted the course of his studies to travel to the united states and europe. He then opened a workshop in clamart and a store in paris, boulevard de l'hôpital. Ten years later he acquired a house in gordes where he set up the headquarters of the chapo s.a. Company. He then devoted himself mainly to carpentry and cabinetmaking while giving lectures on his great passion, wood, notably at the forney library and the musée des arts décoratifs in paris.

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