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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

ARMCHAIR « XM3 » CA/1986 

THE XM3 ARMCHAIR BY XAVIER MATÉGOT, IS A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF MATÉGOT’S MASTERY OF MODERNIST MINIMALISM FUSED WITH AVANT-GARDE DESIGN. ITS FORM IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SLEEK, TUBULAR CHROME FRAME THAT OFFERS BOTH STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND A VISUALLY LIGHTWEIGHT PRESENCE. THE BLACK WOOD SEAT AND BACKREST PROVIDE A BOLD CONTRAST TO THE REFLECTIVE, POLISHED METAL, CREATING A SOPHISTICATED INTERPLAY BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS AND ELEGANT LINES.

THE ARMCHAIR’S DYNAMIC TRIANGULAR SUPPORT UNDER THE SEAT INTRODUCES A SUBTLE YET BOLD GEOMETRICAL ELEMENT, ENHANCING THE SENSE OF BALANCE AND SYMMETRY. THE XM3 REFLECTS MATÉGOT’S SIGNATURE APPROACH TO FURNITURE DESIGN—WHERE FUNCTIONALITY MEETS SCULPTURAL FORM. ITS SIMPLICITY IN STRUCTURE BELIES THE COMPLEXITY OF ITS DESIGN, EVOKING A FUTURISTIC, YET TIMELESS AESTHETIC.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER

XAVIER MATÉGOT IS A FRENCH ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER RENOWNED FOR HIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FURNITURE AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. HIS WORK HARMONIOUSLY BLENDS MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLES, NOTABLY THE LAW OF GRAVITY, TO CREATE AESTHETICALLY COMPELLING AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND PIECES....  

MATÉGOT’S DESIGNS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY THEIR MINIMALIST ELEGANCE AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. NOTABLE CREATIONS INCLUDE THE ‘XM3’ ARMCHAIR AND THE ‘XM2’ BOOKCASE, BOTH PRODUCED BY FARJON, A COMPANY FOR WHICH HE ALSO DESIGNED THE FACTORY. THESE PIECES EXEMPLIFY HIS COMMITMENT TO FUNCTIONAL DESIGN THAT DOES NOT COMPROMISE ON AESTHETIC APPEAL. 

THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MATÉGOT HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS AIMED AT ENHANCING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES. IN 1987, HE WAS AWARDED THE AGORA GRANT, AND IN THE SAME YEAR, HIS ‘XM07’ CHAIR WAS SELECTED IN A COMMUNITY CHAIR COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY THE HAUTS-DE-SEINE GENERAL COUNCIL AND THE BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT CULTURAL CENTER. 

XAVIER MATÉGOT’S WORK CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND INFLUENCE CONTEMPORARY DESIGN, REFLECTING A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIALS AND A DEDICATION TO CREATING PIECES THAT ARE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND ARTISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.  

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68 x 53 x 59 CM

PRODUCT DETAILS

CHROMED STAINLESS STEEL, CAST ALUMINUM, AND PAINTED PLYWOOD

EDITION: FARJON
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