Raoul Guys - Coffee table - Rattan, Steel
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A mid-century modern piece designed by Raoul Guys, with a metal frame and a rattan surface in brown and black, dimensions 77 × 41 × 37 cm, France, dating to 1950–1960.
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Raoul Guys was a French designer and maker active mainly around the 1940s–1960s. He designed primarily furniture and metal and rattan (reed) objects that are typified by a modernist and functional style. His work falls under mid-century design (post-WWII), and many pieces combine light, warm materials such as rattan with sleek metal frames.
Raoul Guys began his career as an advertising designer. In 1932 he founded his own design firm: "Société Raoul Guys" and worked for many prestigious clients.
Guy’s work includes, for example:
Rattan armchairs and chairs with metal tube frames (undated, but with emphasis on the 1950s)
Coffee tables and side tables with metal structures and rattan surfaces
Various modern furniture pieces that are valued today by collectors
Raoul Guys is seen as a creative who blended the aesthetics of functional modernism with artisanal materials such as rattan. His pieces, with a contrast between warmth and geometric simplicity, appeal to many mid-century enthusiasts.
Raoul Guys was a French designer and maker active mainly around the 1940s–1960s. He designed primarily furniture and metal and rattan (reed) objects that are typified by a modernist and functional style. His work falls under mid-century design (post-WWII), and many pieces combine light, warm materials such as rattan with sleek metal frames.
Raoul Guys began his career as an advertising designer. In 1932 he founded his own design firm: "Société Raoul Guys" and worked for many prestigious clients.
Guy’s work includes, for example:
Rattan armchairs and chairs with metal tube frames (undated, but with emphasis on the 1950s)
Coffee tables and side tables with metal structures and rattan surfaces
Various modern furniture pieces that are valued today by collectors
Raoul Guys is seen as a creative who blended the aesthetics of functional modernism with artisanal materials such as rattan. His pieces, with a contrast between warmth and geometric simplicity, appeal to many mid-century enthusiasts.
Details
Era
1900-2000
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
France
Designer/artist/maker
Raoul Guys
Material
Rattan, Steel
Style
Mid-century modern
Colour
Black, Brown
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
41 cm
Width
77 cm
Depth
37 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
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