BH85
Bronze stand (Vide Poche) by Jacques Adnet, Mid 20th C.
16" high
Jacques
Adnet (1900-1984) French architect and decorator, he worked for Henri Rapin
and Tony Selmersheim and, from 1920-22, for Maurice Dufrene; designing accessories
in metal and glass and executing sturdy Modern furniture designs, mixing them
with traditional pieces, much like Jean-Michel Frank. Adnet used a logical,
clear, refined approach to designing, often collaborating with his younger brother
Jean Adnet. In 1922 he became director of decorative studio La Maîtrise of the
department store Galeries Lafayette. In 1926 he designed several rooms for the
oceanliner Ile-de-France. From 1928-1959, he was director at Louis Sue's and
André Mare's Compagnie des Arts Français for which he designed furniture suites
for the townhouse of the banker Franck Jay Gould in Paris, the apartment of
Alice Cocea, in 1947 the office of the French president Vincent Auriol's residence
at Château de Rambouillet and the oceanliner Ferdinand de Lesseps. In the 1930s,
Adnet often incorporated metal and glass into his furniture, applying a philosophy
of stark Functionalism to all of his ensembles, including tubular chromed dressing
tables, mobile drinks cabinets, and furniture in exotic woods. His kinetic and
inventive lighting was based on severe geometric principles, with few concessions
to ornementation. In 1970, he became director of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure
des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
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