Georges Tigien — Beech & “Fil Prénas” Cord Stool, Pradera, France, Circa 1960
Stock No
3453
2012
- £380.00
- €444 Euro
- $506 US Dollar
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Item Description
A characteristic mid-century French stool by Georges Tigien, produced by the Jura furniture maker Pradera (Pont-de-Poitte) and diffused through La Maison Européenne, France, circa 1960. The solid beech frame, with chamfered corner blocks and four splayed, turned legs, carries a seat laced in white “fil Prénas” — the patented plasticised cord (popularly known as “scoubidou”) developed by the Prénas family and advertised as indéformable, incassable et inaltérable.
Conceived as a genuinely multi-function object, it serves equally as a stool, footstool, sofa-end (bout de canapé) or small occasional table. The natural beech carries an honest, dry patina with light wear to the corner blocks; the original cord lacing is complete and the original glides are present. A clean, sculptural example of France’s Reconstruction-era experimentation with new synthetic materials over traditional timber frames.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Item Dimensions
H: 39cm W: 45cm D: 35cm
Period
circa 1960
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1491 818127
+44 (0)7900 688330
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