Tuesday, December 29, 2009

A Perfect Pair: Jean Royère Chairs and Rock Candy Lamps!

Jean Royère was the subject of yesterday’s designer influence, and with good reason. Royère, though not terribly well-known in America, was one of France’s most important interior and furniture designers, and his designs have withstood the test of time. For today’s Perfect Pair we combine some of his chairs with some good-looking Swank Lamps!


These two Red Metal Armchairs by Jean Royère are from the 1950s, and feature a great shape along with a strong, bold color. They are also made in a material that Royère created with often, metal, in this case red perforated metal. We love the great curved back and arms of the chairs, which were also tell-tell signs of Royère’s work. Though they might not be the most comfortable chairs in the world, they’d make a great addition to a space and bring in a lot of fun color and interest.


This isn’t the first time we’ve paired a gorgeous set of Mid-Century chairs with Swank Lighting Rock Candy lamps. We love these gorgeous glass cluster lamps made of tumbled recycled glass. They're mounted on acrylic bases and built with solid brass hardware with a polished nickel finish and they just have a lot of personality. They bring a great texture to any piece of furniture they rest on. These lamps are in a snow frost color with a few colored spots due to the nature of the material.

We love the combination of these Rock Candy Swank Lamps and Royère’s red metal armchairs. Both the lamps and the chairs have a very industrial-feel: the lamps have lots of rough edges and the chairs have a great perforated pattern. We think the colors are great for each other: red and white, like black and white, is a stark combination and will immediately grab the attention in a space, creating a dynamic grouping. We even enjoy that both the material of the lamps and the chairs have a quasi-glossy look to them---ensuring that even though they’re rough around the edges they also have a bit of glamour to them.
 

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