Gubi • M-CHAIR
Chair
Steel, plywood and foam structure. Upholstered in Dandy 2 fabric. Designed by Marcel Gascoin (1937). Gubi edition.
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REF. 96013
W.46 x H.82,5 x D.53,5cm
Seat H.48,5cm
Ready to deliver in 2 to 3 weeks
Designed in 1937 and brought into production by GUBI, the M-Chair reveals an earlier chapter of Marcel Gascoin’s work, before the wooden furniture for which he later became known.
Developed from archival references, the fully upholstered chair combines a refined suspended backrest, slender tapered metal legs in a black matte finish, and carefully consideredproportions to create a chair defined. By lightness and graphic clarity. Balancing comfort with a reduced footprint, the M-Chair is suited to both residential and hospitality interiors, whiledifferent upholsteries allow the design to shift naturally between restrained and richer tactile expressions.
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French designer Marcel Gascoin (1907-1986) played a vital role in the reconstruction of his country, during the post-war housing crisis, working as an interior architect and designer for the French Ministry of Reconstruction and Urbanism, designing homes as well as the furniture to go inside them. He drew on his long-held love of wood, his childhood fascination with compact and efficient nautical interiors, and his training as an interior designer and cabinetmaker to create a new standard for furniture that was rational and utilitarian.
Forward-thinking for its time, and driven by a strong social conscience, Gascoin’s democratic design connected art and industry, bringing together clean aesthetics, efficient manufacturing processes and common sense to create some of the first modular and multifunctional furniture sets.
Today, Gascoin’s work is being re-discovered by collectors, curators and designers across the globe, all of whom admire his quietly revolutionary approach to design.
Gubi is a Copenhagen based design house renowned for designing, developing, and marketing a daring and elegant collection of furniture, lighting and interior objects that resonates across the globe. Its signature pieces evoke emotion and tell meaningful stories that make them both timeless and enduring. Gubi brings forgotten icons of the past together with tomorrow’s classics. The result is a visionary collection that spans almost 100 years of history and is sold all over the world.
Founded by his parents in 1967 – the year that the current owner and creative director, Jacob Gubi, was born – Gubi originally focused on producing the family’s own furniture designs and trading textiles within the retail sector. Over the years, Jacob Gubi’s creative vision and courageous intuition has led Gubi to its current position in the global design scene with a handpicked edit of high-quality furniture from all over the world and collaborations with both esteemed designers and archives and contemporary emerging talents.
