Etienne Martin single armchair in beech (#1269)
French Forties Art Deco single armchair by Etienne Martin in beech. 22" wide x 21" deep x 38.5" high.
Unrestored in the photographs.
ETIENNE MARTIN (1905-1997)
French decorator and furniture designer Etienne Martin studied at the Ecole Boulle in Paris. He later worked for renowned designer/ironworker, Edgar Brandt, for three years. From 1938-1945 Martin was artistic director of Le Magasins du Louvre in Paris. Subsequently he was artistic director of Bon Marche in Brussels. A Modernist, Martin was influenced by the work of Louis Sognot and Rene Guillere. By 1954 he had set up his own workshop in Vanves, near Paris; he designed furniture, some of which was produced by JER, Borgeaud and Soubrier.
French Forties Art Deco single armchair by Etienne Martin in beech. 22" wide x 21" deep x 38.5" high.
Unrestored in the photographs.
ETIENNE MARTIN (1905-1997)
French decorator and furniture designer Etienne Martin studied at the Ecole Boulle in Paris. He later worked for renowned designer/ironworker, Edgar Brandt, for three years. From 1938-1945 Martin was artistic director of Le Magasins du Louvre in Paris. Subsequently he was artistic director of Bon Marche in Brussels. A Modernist, Martin was influenced by the work of Louis Sognot and Rene Guillere. By 1954 he had set up his own workshop in Vanves, near Paris; he designed furniture, some of which was produced by JER, Borgeaud and Soubrier.
French Forties Art Deco single armchair by Etienne Martin in beech. 22" wide x 21" deep x 38.5" high.
Unrestored in the photographs.
ETIENNE MARTIN (1905-1997)
French decorator and furniture designer Etienne Martin studied at the Ecole Boulle in Paris. He later worked for renowned designer/ironworker, Edgar Brandt, for three years. From 1938-1945 Martin was artistic director of Le Magasins du Louvre in Paris. Subsequently he was artistic director of Bon Marche in Brussels. A Modernist, Martin was influenced by the work of Louis Sognot and Rene Guillere. By 1954 he had set up his own workshop in Vanves, near Paris; he designed furniture, some of which was produced by JER, Borgeaud and Soubrier.