Pierre Chapo - L01 Godot Bed
by Chapo Création
Material
Solid Wood
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The L01 is a low-profile daybed by Pierre Chapo, part of the Pierre Chapo collection produced by Chapo Création. It holds a particular place in the Chapo story: commissioned by Samuel Beckett in 1965, it was among the first pieces Pierre Chapo built at his workshop and has remained in continuous production since.
The frame is natural oak with exposed joinery and four short cylindrical legs. A thick fabric cushion in natural linen covers the top, accompanied by a cylindrical bolster pillow secured at one end by a strap. The proportions are horizontal and grounded, the construction stripped to its structural essentials.
Chapo built the L01 with the same joinery methods applied across all his work: solid wood, traditional assembly, no unnecessary element. The result is a piece that has remained unchanged for sixty years. Chapo Création produces the L01 today in oak from sustainable French forests, finished with linseed oil.
W 196 x D 86 x H 29 cm
W 77.17 x D 33.86 x H 11.42 in
Materials: Solid Wood. The following types of woods are available : Elm, Oak, Ash, Beech or Cypress.
About
Chapo Création
Pierre Chapo trained as an architect at the Beaux-Arts de Paris before turning to furniture after the Second World War. Le Corbusier, the Bauhaus masters, and Frank Lloyd Wright shaped his thinking. After returning from North America with his partner Nicole Lormier, they opened the Galerie Chapo in Paris's 5th arrondissement in 1958, showing his work alongside Scandinavian and modern design.
In a workshop in Clamart, Chapo developed his first production pieces: the T01 table, the S01 stool, and the L01 (the Godot bed, commissioned by Samuel Beckett). Each was assembled in solid elm or oak using patented joinery systems, without nails or glue. The City of Paris awarded him its Gold Medal in 1960; the Société des artistes décorateurs followed with a Bronze Medal in 1967.
After Chapo's death in 1987, his son Fidel ran the atelier until 2021. Today Chapo Création is directed by his grandson Zoran Chapo, who continues production at the studio in Gordes, Vaucluse, using oak and elm from certified forests finished with linseed oil and turpentine. More than 100 original designs remain in the catalog. In 2024 the studio collaborated with Yves Salomon on a collection shown at Maison&Objet in Paris.
The Chapo Création collection is available on Monde Singulier.




































