Transat armchair, by Robert Mallet-Stevens, Editions Pierre Dariel
Paris, France, circa 1926

Transat armchair, Editions Pierre Dariel
Paris, France, circa 1925 / 1930

History

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.