RENÉ-JEAN CAILLETTE, Set of Four Primevère Chairs, 1982
René-Jean Caillette (1919-2004)
Set of 4 Primevère chairs
Collomb / VIA edition, France, design 1967, prod. 1982
Red lacquered metal, plywood and black laminate
Height 75 x Width 48 x Depth 43 cm
3800 €
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Details
The model was shown at Galerie VIA in Paris from 22 March to 13 April 1991, and later at the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Étienne in 1998.
Literature
René-Jean Caillette Archives, Paris.
René-Jean Caillette, 40 years of furniture, Galerie VIA, Paris, 1991, p. 9.
Design: collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Saint-Étienne Métropole, Cité du design, 2008, p. 507.
Biography
The son of a cabinetmaker, René-Jean Caillette (1919–2004) favoured functionality and simplicity of line. In 1950, his meeting with manufacturer George Charron led to the creation of Groupe 4 with Alain Richard, Geneviève Dangles and Joseph-André Motte.
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