We see TONS of different types of furniture pieces that Arbus designed while looking through all of his work. Credenzas, dining tables, side tables, coffee tables, chairs, sofas, lamps and even artwork. It does seem like he excelled at two type of pieces of furniture in particular, though, and that is the dining table chair and wooden case goods.
What we love about his style is how he was able to marry the look of old-fashioned, traditional, antique French looks with a more Turn-of-the-Century, modern, contemporary look. In fact, if you just glance at all of his work, you might think to yourself that it all looks wildly different. But that's not necessarily the case. Not to imply that he was formulaic in his approach, but you can see that many of his pieces have very modern and contemporary lines, but still have those ornamental details that you would never see on truly modern pieces.
You can see a variety of materials used, from metal to glass, to wood and more and you also see a number of finishes. Some pieces are lacquered, others painted glossy, even more just left in their natural state. The thing about Andre Arbus' work is there's bound to be something for anyone's tastes.
From Toulouse, France and born into a family of cabinet-makers, he spent many years studying art and craft in top billed schools in Paris and around France. Though he definitely worked with furniture that bucked traditional norms, there's no denying that the heritage of the furniture of his home country's history had a huge effect on his work.
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