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Eight chairs, ca. 1937
Rosewood with brass nails and solid mahogany.
35 × 18 9/10 × 19 7/10 in
88.9 × 48 × 50 cm
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Galerie Alain Marcelpoil
Paris
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André Sornay developed his first patent in 1932: the concept of “cloutage” that evokes aeroplane …
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Galerie Alain Marcelpoil
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André Sornay developed his first patent in 1932: the concept of “cloutage” that evokes aeroplane rivets. This new assembly technique involved attaching veneered panels onto a structure using small nails (“clous”). The alignment of these nails became both an element of decoration and a trademark. This patent led to the …
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André Sornay
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Eight chairs, ca. 1937
Rosewood with brass nails and solid mahogany.
35 × 18 9/10 × 19 7/10 in
88.9 × 48 × 50 cm
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