Iron & Leather Side Chair by Sido and François Thévenin, 1980s

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Born on the French Riviera in 1931, François Thévenin'e output oscillates between architecture, sculpture, design and poetry using his favourite … Read more Born on the French Riviera in 1931, François Thévenin'e output oscillates between architecture, sculpture, design and poetry using his favourite material, metal.
Trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris in the 1950s, he met his future wife and partner Gisèle Sidoti, known as Sido (1934-86).
In 1958, after his military service, François and Sido moved to the south, to Cannes-la-Bocca, where their house-workshop is still located.
This 1970s-80s rare chair mixes Baroque or Gothic styles. It would look fabulous in any stylish interior. The chair has the maker's brandished marks to the back of the leather seat. This piece has an attribution mark,
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