Transat armchair, Editions Pierre Dariel, Paris, France, circa 1925 / 1930
Transat armchair in painted wood and stretched canvas, with heart-shaped cut-outs on the sides of the arms.
The height and depth of the canvas seat are adjustable in two positions.
Overall height: 29.1 inches
Overall width: 29.1 inches
Seat width: 22.44 inches
Depth: 30 inches
Dossier width: 28.4 inches
Seat height: 12.6 inches
Story
Pierre Dariel (1889-1953), a manufacturer of outdoor furniture, was based in Paris, on rue de Penthièvre. He was the publisher of Robert Mallet-Stevens’s first furniture designs, after the latter had abandoned his career as a cinema designer to devote himself to furniture design.