Liaigre Liaigre
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Slipper Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
2010s French Side Tables
Carrara Marble
2010s French Side Tables
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century North American Modern Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Ebony
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Armchairs
Leather, Sycamore
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Benches
Leather, Wood
20th Century French Side Tables
Late 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plywood
1990s French Modern Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Oak
Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Vintage 1950s French Stools
Bronze
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Modern Benches
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Oak
1990s French Anglo-Japanese Lanterns
Bronze
1990s French Dining Room Sets
Leather, Oak
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 2000s French Neoclassical Revival Side Chairs
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery
2010s French Gueridon
Bronze
Early 2000s French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sofas
Upholstery
Late 20th Century Modern Club Chairs
Upholstery
Late 20th Century French Modern Desks
Maple, Wenge
Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Upholstery
2010s Dining Room Tables
Walnut
2010s French Minimalist Benches
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Night Stands
Brass
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Early 2000s French Gueridon
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 2000s French Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Sofas
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1980s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Benches
Bronze
Early 2000s American Sofas
Fabric, Textile, Linen, Wood
20th Century American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
20th Century American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Oak
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
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Christian Liaigre for sale on 1stDibs
In his illustrious career, the French designer Christian Liaigre created furniture and private interiors with a minimalist and restrained sensibility that would become his trademark, but never at the cost of luxury. When he began designing furniture in the 1980s, Liaigre’s clean lines and no-frills approach caused a stir and was considered unusual for the era. But what Liaigre knew best was creating elegant, exquisite designs that would stand the test of time.
Liaigre studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He initially began as a furniture designer, opening his studio in 1985 before he would move toward interiors. His bold, timeless pieces were made in France using luxurious materials such as marble and cashmere in a soothing palette of neutral tones that look fresh to this day. Later, Liaigre began to design private interiors — from homes of influential figures like Calvin Klein and Karl Lagerfeld to holiday homes, offices and the cabins of private yachts. He designed the interiors of the Art Deco–era Hotel Montalembert in Paris and became known in the United States for his design of the Mercer Hotel in New York City, which opened in 1997. Soon afterward, he found himself working for hotelier Ian Schrager.
To each of his interior design projects Liaigre brought his minimalist touch, which was born from his ability to distill a broad range of inspirations — from Brancusi sculptures and African art to Art Deco furniture — into simple, balanced forms. The modest beauty of his popular Nagato stool, a small and sculptural piece of seating designed in oak in 1986, represents this vision clearly and points to some more of Liaigre’s influences: the stillness found in Donald Judd’s minimalist art and many aspects of Japanese culture.
Liaigre, who earned comparisons to celebrated French designers Jean-Michel Frank and Jean Royère, was also known for his visionary use of natural and unconventional materials and is considered to be one of the first to use wenge, an African hardwood, in combination with traditional timber such as oak in his furnishings. Liaigre’s creative foresight has ensured that today he is one of the most influential and widely imitated designers of the 20th century.
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