Pair Of Luminous Tables Model G 30 By Joseph-andré Motte Ed. Charron France 1958

Pair of illuminated coffee tables by Joseph-André Motte (1925-2013) edited by Charron in 1958.
White opaline glass diffuser, rosewood veneered structure and chrome-plated steel base.

Biography

Joseph-André Motte, France (1925-2013)

French interior designer, Joseph-André Motte is one of the great figures of French design of the 50s and 60s.

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Story

With the advice of Louis Brulliard, editor-in-chief of Meubles et Décors, Georges Charron founded Groupe 4 with young designers René-Jean Caillette, Geneviève Dangles, Joseph-André Motte and Alain Richard.
In 1953, a Groupe 4 store opened on rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in Paris, offering rational furniture for the modern home. Some of the furniture was innovative: hot-bent wood for a series designed by Joseph-André Motte from 1954, adjustable mirrors with indirect lighting for René-Jean Caillette’s dressing table. In the following decade, until its closure in 1972, Charron’s furniture became more luxurious, aimed at a wealthy clientele.