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Louis Monier

  • Chair maker
  • Paris, France
  • Master Artisan
Louis Monier Chair maker
Contact
French
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+33 142720072
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Sculptural chairs

  • • For Louis, a chair is a sculpture
  • • He uses 3D design technology
  • • He studied at Ecole Boulle for five years

Louis Monier knew he wanted to work with wood since the age of six. However, not until he entered Ecole Boulle, the famous school of fine arts and crafts in Paris, did he discover the craft of chairmaking. He went on to study there for five years. When he first visited the chairmaking workshop at the school, he looked up at the walls decorated with chairs from different periods to inspire the students. Now, after 10 years in his own atelier, the walls of his workshop are lined with his own creations. Chairmaking is its own artform and has its own history, even its specific tools. Louis works with solid wood and uses his skills to draw out soft curves and lines from the hard material. Louis and his apprentices have a clear passion for wood and their talent is evident in the beautiful chairs.

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Ricochet

This striking chair is handcrafted from wood. The front legs rise into the armrests and end up in the back legs. Louis Monier chose a seat lined with woollen cloth which rest on the seat’s crosspieces.

Length 62 cm
Width 72 cm
Height 75 cm

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Débillardo

Louis Monier designed this chair so that the rear leg splits in two to form the armrests and become the front legs. The craftsman chose a blue seat made from alpaca wool to compliment the wooden chair.

Length 60 cm
Width 70 cm
Height 74 cm

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Arceau

Louis Monier used branching lines which offers a sculptural dimension to the handcrafted chair in solid pear wood. The rear leg of the chair is shaped in a loop which connects with the arm rests to create the backrest.

Length 62 cm
Width 73 cm
Height 82 cm

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Convergence

The curves of solid ash appearing from the rear legs combine to create the front leg of the three-legged solid ash chair. It is as much sculpture as chair. Louis Monier chose the cork seat to bring originality, a graphic aesthetic and comfort to his chair.

Length 52 cm
Width 50 cm
Height 77 cm

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Débillardo

The curved legs of this three-legged solid ash chair, become the armrest. Louis Monier called the chair “Débillardo“ as an ode to its curves which change its planes in space.

Length 60 cm
Width 70 cm
Height 74 cm

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