Jacques Adnet Fireplace Tools

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Fine Jacques Adnet modernist fire tools with hand-stitched saddle leather handles atop wrought iron. This set includes a stand, long … Read more Fine Jacques Adnet modernist fire tools with hand-stitched saddle leather handles atop wrought iron. This set includes a stand, long tongs, poker, brush and shovel.

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Designer: Jacques Adnet
Origin: France
Design Period: 1960 - 1969
Style: Modernist
Condition: Very good original condition, minimal life wear.
Materials: Leather, Iron Color: Black, brown
Dimensions:
Height 30 in.
Diameter 10.25 in.

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Designer Bio:
Jacques Adnet (April 20,- October 29, 1984) was a French art deco modernist designer, architect, and interior designer.

An icon of luxurious French Modernism, Jacques Adnet grew up with the 20th Century. He attended the Municipal School of Design in Auxerre and the École des Beaux-Arts Paris.

He believed in the functional aspect of furniture combined with geometrical simplicity. Jacques Adnet was inspired by pre-classical styles and was well acquainted with traditional furniture. Until the age of 28, Jacques lived and worked hand in hand with his twin brother Jean at the Studio La Maitrise, where they met the Art Déco designer Maurice Dufrene. From 1928 to 1960, he directed La Compagnie des Arts Francais. His team of decorators included Francois Jourdain, Charlotte Perriand and Georges Jouve. Adnet presided over the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs from 1947 to 1949. During the 1950s, he created furniture and concentrated on the numerous commissions he received, such as the decoration of the private apartments of the President at the Elysée Palace or the meeting room of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. In 1959 he became the director of École nationale supérieure des arts décoratits in Paris until 1970. See less