Jean Gillon "Jangada" Rosewood Lounge Chair & Ottoman (SOLD)
()SOLD) Jean Gillon "Jangada" leather and rosewood
lounge chair & ottoman. A fine example of an original piece with
original finish and original leather upholstery. If you prefer original
pieces with age appropriate wear and patina here is an opportunity. Warm
glow to patina on rosewood frame. Structurally very sturdy, cushions
soft and comfortable. Light scratches, various water marks to wood frame, light wear to leather.
"Jangada" translates to "Raft with a sail".
Chair measures 36ʺW × 41ʺD × 32.5ʺH. Ottoman measures 26.25"W 17.5"D 15"H.
JEAN GILLON:
Jean Gillon was born in Iasi,
Romania, in 1919, where he graduated at the Architecture and Fine Arts
schools at the National University. He took specialization courses at
Vienna's Kunstgewerbschulle and at Leeds's Arts and Crafts School –
where he later worked as visiting lecturer. In 1956, already possessing a
consistent portfolio, he moved to São Paulo, where he developed
simultaneous actions on three main axis: interior architecture, fine
arts and design.
Regarding architecture, he acquired renown in
the hotel business, projecting tens of luxury hotels throughout Brazil,
as well as stores and homes. In fine arts, he was a prolix creator of
tapestries – usually one-of-a-kind pieces elaborated with different
techniques, based on gouache drawings.
Jean Gillon started to
design furniture due to his architecture clients' demands and, in 1961,
he founded his first company, Fábrica de Móveis Cidam, later followed by
WoodArt, in which he produced full lines of Brazilian rosewood
furniture pieces and objects, using leather and upholstery as well. A
successful businessman, he turned to exports and at one point he worked
with twenty two countries. He collaborated with MTM – Indústria de
Móveis Village, Italma, and Probel, which produced his designs.
In
1991, his Jangada (raft) armchair received a mention at the Movesp
Award. In 1992, he was honored as Professional of the Year by Associação
Brasileira de Arquitetos de Interiores e Decoradores [Brazilian
Association of Interior Architects and Designers]. Gillon died in 2007,
in São Paulo.
SOURCE: Wikipedia
