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Rare Sculptual Form 'MBR 03' Coffee Table by Michel Boyer for Rouve, Paris, 1968
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Beautiful minimalist sculptural form ' MBR 03' coffee table designed in 1968 by French master designer Michel Boyer for Rouve, Paris. Michel Boyer designed a small series of 'MBR' white laminate tables with varying overall dimensions and proportions of inset storage compartments but all based on the same theme. These tables were produced in small numbers in 1968 by the high end Avant Garde manuacturer Rouve who were based in Rue Bonaparte in Paris. Please see copy of original Rouve advert (image 2) which documents this exact model, the 'MBR 03'.
The table is high quality and extremely heavy for its dimensions, finished in elegant white laminate with elegant detailing such as the rounded corners and inset storage compartments, for bottles, plants, magazines etc which add greatly to the overall sculptural form. The white minimalist form is supported on a hardwood plinth and clearly shows influences from the 'Groupe de Recherche d'art Visuel' artists based in Paris who were creating experimental works in both kinetic and op art during the same period as well as the scene eminating out of the 'Galerie Rene Denise' who were exhibiting these key 1960s artworks
One of Michel Boyer's most famous interior design projects was for the interior of the Rothschild bank in Paris in 1970, please see image 6, where he installed a number of his white laminate 'MBR' tables alongside a series of dramatic wall hung 'Espaces chromatiques carrés' kinetic cubic light sculptures by the artist Gregorio Vardanega.
A rare and classic piece of 1960s: Parisian chic.
- Creator:Michel Boyer (Designer),Rouve (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)
- Style:Minimalist (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1968
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. There are a few small spots where the white laminate is damaged, these could be filled with some of the new fantastic laminate repair kits that have become available in recent years.
- Seller Location:bergen op zoom, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU930121764862
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