Ilary
With the Ilary side tables, Jean-Marie Massaud designs
three collections in one. In fact, Ilary is a system of 5 side tables of
different heights, shapes and constructions. A mix of finishes and materials to
create effects and combinations that are different each time, yet consistent. Base
in solid ash with Havana brown finish and top in semi-glossy Grigio Roma marble
for the two large and low Ilary side tables, rectangular and circular in shape.
The lower shelf is in black painted birch plywood. Material variations in the
two smaller and taller round Ilary side tables. The base in brushed burnished
steel is stylishly combined with the top upholstered in Cuoio Saddle leather.
The lower side table is also available with Grigio Roma marble top. The lower
shelf is in black painted steel. Sculpted entirely from Grigio Roma marble with
semi-glossy finish, the monolithic Ilary side table completes the collection.
The top is circular and the support is distinctive for its striking
handle-groove that makes it easy to move the side table. The two elements are
united by an invisible steel frame.
About Designer | |
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Jean-Marie Massaud |
Born in
Toulouse in 1966, Jean-Marie Massaud graduated in 1990 from Les Ateliers, Ecole
Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Paris. He began to work both in
Asia and in France, finally opening his own office in Paris in 1994. Since
than, he has dedicated himself to industrial and furniture design, building
important relationships with brands such as Authentics, Baccarat and Magis. His collaboration with
Marc Berthier and his work in the field of town planning led him towards design
and architecture. He is concerned with design in various contexts, industrial
products and furniture. His contextual approach centres on research into the
essential, within which the individual remains the centre of attention. It is a
work upheld by research into the senses, magic, and vital emotion which brings
him to work with very different brands: Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Cappellini,
Cacharel, Lancôme, Tronconi and Yamaha offshore. His works have been awarded
several prizes and many of his designs are nowadays on show in the design
collections of the major museums worldwide: from Amsterdam, Chicago, London,
Paris and Zurich: from the permanent collection of the Musée National d'Art
Moderne de Paris to the permanent collections of the Museum für Gestaltung,
Zürich, of The Chicago Athenaeum- Museum of Architecture and Design, of The
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and of The Musée des arts Décoratifs, Paris.
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