Lot 58: ANTOINE PHILIPPON (1930-1995) ET JACQUELINE LECOQ (NÉE EN 1935)

ANTOINE PHILIPPON (1930-1995) ET JACQUELINE LECOQ (NÉE EN 1935) >BUREAU AVEC RETOUR, ÉDITION E.I.B MINVIELLE SOUS LE LABEL 'MOBILIER NATIONAL', 1967<br>En verre Securit, aluminium et palissandre de Rio >Hauteur : 75 cm. (29½) ; Longueur : 190 cm. (74 1316) ; Largeur : 188 cm. (74 in.) >Portant l'inscription <i>parsol sécurit Saint-Gobain<i> sur le montant gauche

Bureau personnel de Jacques Duhamel (1924-1977) au siège parisien du Parti Centre Démocratie et Progrès dont il exerça la présidence, parallèlement à ses fonctions de Ministre des Affaires Culturelles (1971-1973), du début des années 70 jusqu'à sa mort en 1977. >Dans la famille depuis.

A GLASS, ALUMINIUM AND RIO ROSEWOOD DESK BY ANTOINE PHILIPPON AND JACQUELINE LECOQ FOR E.I.B MINVIELLE UNDER THE LABEL 'MOBILIER NATIONAL', 1967 >
This design would be presented at the French Pavilion of the Universal Exposition, Montreal 1967, as well as being utilized within offices of the Commissariat Général de la Ville de Paris, to include those of Commerce Extérieur, the l'ORTF, and various other offices. In March 1967, the administrative office of Mobilier National had commissioned from Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq a system of furnishings that included desks, both with and without returns, as well as tables and storage cabinets. The basic cabinetry and laminated elements were undertaken by the Research & Development department of Mobilier National, whilst Degorre took responsibility for the manufacture of the glass and metal components, and whose technicians oversaw the final assembly. This was a system of furnishings guided by geometry and determined by the use of three glass panels - one for each support, and a third to represent the work surface, beneath which a bank of drawers were suspended from the metal frame. This desk bears witness to the near-obsessive determination of the designers to create minimalist structures, defined by transparency, and not simply determined by the immateriality of the colour of the basic timbers used. >
Text from the exhibition catalogue, Mobilier National 40 ans de création, Palais de la Porte Dorée, Paris, p. 181