Pierre Chareau Stool in mahogany and patinated wrought iron ca. 1927 from Artnet
Umbrella stand at La Maison de Verre (Wikipedia!).
This wall mirror above sold recently at Christie’s for €91,000 or about $130,00 seen here.
Cupboard–how cute is that–seen here
There are, nowadays, companies reproducing his designs, so people can own something approximating a brand new Pierre Chareau, such as this lamp:
Based on the original below.
Despite the chilly reception he received in America, Pierre Chareau did receive one commission of significance–a studio house for the artist Robert Motherwell in the Hamptons, outside New York. Once again he produced something joyously original: a low-cost structure employing materials and ideas based on military Quonset huts.
Wonderful photograph of Motherwell in his little Chareau house by the wonderful Hans Namuth in 1944, gratefully found here. The house was demolished in 1985.
Above interior of the Motherwell house from here
The story of Pierre is both inspiring and demoralizing. His was a talent that seemed to know no boundaries, one of the great design talents of the last 100 years, and yet it was a talent that was allowed to go largely unused and even unnoticed in a place that prides itself, above all, on its ability to know the real thing when it sees it. The lesson is, apparently, that talent is no guarantee to success, not then, not now.
Many books have been produced about Pierre Chareau and his work. Here is one:
If you you find that true and deep inspiration is sometimes hard to find these days in the wonderful world of design, give yourself over to a feast of Pierre Chareau. You won’t go away hungry.
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