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Michel Dufet

France

Designer:Michel   Dufet

Michel Dufet (1888-1985 ) is a French architect and designer. He is most known for designing furniture and decorating luxury yachts and cruise ships such as the "Foch," "Normandy" and "Ile de France." His work was widely exposed in the early 20th century: "Salon d'Automne" in 1926, "Exposition Coloniale" in 1931, "Exposition Internationale" in 1937. In 1929 the French sculptor Bourdelle chose him as the architect to design his own museum. Subsequently Dufet devoted an important part of his time to the promotion of Bourdelle.

Michel Dufet 1929

Michel Dufet 1929

 

Michel Dufet circa 1925

A semicircular sideboard in walnut, Paris 1925.

 

Michel Dufet 1919

Semicircular Chess, 1919

 

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