One of the most elegant and innovative 20th-century French furniture designers, Jacques Adnet created a simple, unadorned signature style that is both trim and vigorous. He began his career in the heyday of the Art Deco era, and in the 1950s, in association with Hermès, created chairs, lamps, desks and other pieces that employed slender metal frames clad in stitched saddle leather. With such furnishings, Adnet brought a fashion sensibility to design and decor that had not been seen since the 1920s prime of the great Paris couturier-decorator Paul Poiret.
Adnet was born in a provincial town in Burgundy, where he studied design before moving, along with his twin brother, Jean, to Paris to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs. After their graduation in the early 1920s, the brothers were hired to work in the decorative-arts atelier of the department store Galeries Lafayette, under the direction of Maurice Dufrêne, an Art Deco master who developed a singularly robust and opulent style. Both Adnets showed their work at the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair from which the term Art Deco is derived.
In 1928, Jacques Adnet took charge of the struggling La Compagnie des Arts Français, a decorative-arts firm founded by Louis Süe and André Mare that created modern furnishings that bore traces of 18th-century styling. Adnet immediately took the company in a different direction. He developed a simple lithe and lean look that incorporated industrial materials such as metal and glass, along with exotic woods and finishes such as parchment and sharkskin.
Adnet’s furniture begs to be described in terms of personalities: charming faux-bamboo side tables, suave chrome lighting and urbane club chairs. His most noted pieces, which feature sleek metal frames wrapped in Hermès leather, have a character all their own — smooth, elegant and self-assured, they inhabit a room with the same wit and grace as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve.
Find vintage Jacques Adnet furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
$2,750
H 17.33 in Dm 7.09 in
Classic Elegant Round Pewter and Chrome Table Lamp, 1930s Swedish Art Deco
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Bromma, SE
Elegant Swedish Art Deco Table Lamp in pewter and chrome with three distinctive feets. A Round Pewter Table Lamp designed and manufactured in Sweden during the 1930’s. Pewter Table ...
Pewter, Chrome
$654
H 8.67 in Dm 4.73 in
French 1950s Chrome and Glass Ball Table Lamp in the manner of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, England
Well-portioned chromed brass table lamp, with spherical glass detail, very much in the manner of Jacques Adnet. French 1950s. Now rewired for UK usage. Lovely original condition wi...
Brass
Chrome And Glass Lamp 1950s - Jacques Adnet Style
By Jacques Adnet
Located in MOUGINS, FR
Beautiful table / desk lamp in the style / attributable to Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) in column form with chrome figures and transparent crystal ball. Very good condition. No marks o...
Crystal, Chrome
Large Round Table Lamp by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Round Table Lamp designed by Just Andersen in 1934. An elegant and rare piece for an exquisite home. * A round metal lamp with vertical lines and a beige fabric shade * Designer: ...
Metal
$1,653
H 12.01 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
French Art Deco Crystal Glass 'Boules' Nickel Jacques Adnet Style Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco table lamp in nickel-plated bronze with three stacked crystal glass ‘boules’, very much in the manner of Jacques Adnet (1900-1984). French, c. 1930s. Supplied with a besp...
Bronze, Nickel
Round Bronze Table Lamp, 1930s Swedish Art Deco
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Bromma, SE
Elegant Swedish Art Deco Bronze Table Lamp with three distinctive feets. A Round Bronze Table Lamp designed and manufactured in Sweden during the 1930’s. Bronze Table Lamp with a sp...
Bronze
Palmer Smith Art Deco Aluminum Globe Lamp
By Palmer Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Art Deco Aluminum Globe Lamp by Palmer Smith, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. In 25 years of collecting American Art Deco, we have only seen this lamp form come up for sale twi...
Aluminum, Metal
$10,361
H 19.49 in Dm 6.11 in
1920s Art Deco table lamp in disco metal by sculptor Just Andersen, Copenhagen
By Just Andersen
Located in København K, 84
This pristine condition and distinguished 1920s Art Deco table lamp by Danish sculptor and silversmith Just Andersen is a masterful example of his sculptural approach to functional o...
Metal
$1,259
H 9.85 in Dm 9.45 in
A Pair of Art Deco Lamps – Nickel-Plated Steel and Crystal – France - 1930
By Jacques Adnet, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Paul Dupré-Lafon, La Maison Desny, Maison Damon
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Elegant and timeless, this pair of Art Deco lamps evokes the distinctive style of Jacques Adnet. Perfect for adding a touch of sophistication to any interior, these lamps harmoniousl...
Crystal, Steel
$1,942
H 21.66 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Art Deco Table Lamp by C.G. Hallberg, Silver Plate, Sweden, 1930
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This silver-plated table lamp was made in Sweden during the early 1930s. With its Art Deco style combined with the Swedish Grace it gives this lamp a nice look. Made for C.G. Hallber...
Silver Plate
Table lamp with double light attributed Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Double light table lamp designed by Jacques Adnet (1901-1984). Crystal and silver plated bronze. France, CIRCA 1940.
Crystal, Bronze
Art Deco Desk Lamp by Designer Art Decor, Chromed Metal, France, 1930
By Art Decor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk lamp made of chromed metal with glass details. Europe, CIRCA 1930.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Table Lamp by Designer, Italy, 1950
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Acrilyc table lamp with a metal base. Acrylic wasn't yet as industrialized as it is now and was considered as something exotic. Italy, CIRCA 1950.
Acrylic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Charles Catteau for Boch Freres, Art Deco, 1925
By Charles Catteau for Boch Freres
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ceramic lamp by Charles Catteau (1880-1966) and manufactured by Boch (Under the Grès Keramis mark). Design number D.1009. Belgium, CIRCA 1925.
Ceramic
Art Deco Table Lamp by WMF, Chromed Bronze, Germany, Circa 1930, 47 cm
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp designed by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik). Made entirely out of chromed bronze. Germany, CIRCA 1930.
Bronze
Art Deco Table Lamps by Art Decor, Chromed Metal & Wood, France, 1930
By Art Decor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of Art Deco table lamps, made of chromed metal, wooden details on the rod and satin glass on the top of the lampshade. France, CIRCA 1930.
Metal
