WIRE AND MESH SHELVING
MATHIEU MATEGOT
Mathieu Mategot's time as a WW2 prisoner of war proved to have a silver lining. Having designed planting boxes using perforated metal during his gardening duties as a POW, Mategot turned the material to good use by creating some of the most distinctive furniture of post-war France with his patented version, Rigitulle. While most of his chairs have striking and inventive lines, it seems more inviting to lounge about reading in his take (above) on the Barcelona daybed. Though produced in small numbers, his work abounds in auction houses, and it looks like a few designs have even been re-issued.
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