Showrooms

Pierre Guariche

Pair of SK660 armchairs by Pierre Guariche, Steiner edition 1953

Documentation

Documented elsewhere (exact item)

Origin

France

Period

1950-1979

Materials

Lacquered iron, wood, foam, upholstery

Dimensions

W.	31.5 in;	H.	31.5 in;	D.	31.5 in;
W.	80 cm;	H.	80 cm;	D.	80 cm;

Seat H.	14.96 in;
Seat H.	38 cm;

Condition

Good.

Creation Date

Circa 1953

Description

Pierre Guariche (1926-1995)

Pair of SK660 armchairs.
Upholstered in Panama Wool fabric by Bisson Bruneel.
Seat entirely redone (straps, foams, fabric), black lacquered metal base, in original condition.

Two pairs available.

Pierre Guariche is a French designer and decorator born in Paris in 1926, member of the “Union des artistes modernes” (UAM). After he passed the diploma of the ENSAD (“École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris”) in 1949 where he mixed with René Gabriel teaching, he made an internship at Marcel Gascoin studio.
From 1953 to 1957, he developed his own plastic researches studio, with Michel Mortier and Joseph-André Motte. At that time, it was the Galerie MAI that produced and edited his first furniture, followed by the editors : Airborne, Disderot, Meubles TV, Huchers-Minvielle, Luminalite et Steiner.
From 1957, he became responsible for the furniture department of the Belgian company Meurop and produced his own researches. In 1965, he received the René Gabriel prize.
All along his career, he will sometimes accept architect’s role, as for his villa of rue de Dombasle in Paris, or ski station of La Plagne, Courchevel and Val d’Isère.
He died in Bandol in 1995.

Styles / Movements

Mid Century, Modern

Book References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Guariche

Incollect Reference Number

467537