SOLID ELM BUFFET BY PIERRE CHAPO

Solid elm sideboard by Pierre Chapo. Rectangular in shape and with four drawers, the special feature of this piece of furniture is the blue enameled lava plate that covers the upper part of the sideboard. The assembly and woodwork are of the highest quality. Pierre Chapo (1927-1987), born into a family of craftsmen, studied at the lycée in Romainville, then in Vierzon between 1937 and 1947. He worked for a time in a marine carpenter's workshop, before studying architecture at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He graduated in 1958, having frequently interrupted his studies to travel in the United States and Europe. He opened a studio in Clamart and a store in Paris, on Boulevard de l'Hôpital. He drew much of his inspiration from the work of Charlotte Perriand. Ten years later, he acquired a house in Gordes, where he set up the headquarters of Chapo S.A.. He now devotes most of his time to carpentry and cabinetmaking, while giving lectures on his great passion, wood.