Pierre Chapo - S11 Stretched Leather Chair
by Chapo Création
Material
Stretched Leather
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The S11 is a stretched leather chair by Pierre Chapo, part of the Pierre Chapo collection produced by Chapo Création.
The frame is solid oak with the blocky exposed joinery that marks Chapo's structural approach throughout his work. The seat and backrest are formed from warm tan leather drawn taut across the frame and secured with white contrast stitching. The proportions are wide and grounded, with a deliberate solidity that reads as both rustic and refined.
Chapo treated stretched leather as a technique as much as a material: held under tension, it develops a patina specific to each piece over years of use. The contrast between the pale oak and the natural tan leather gives the S11 its characteristic warmth.
Originally conceived at the Gordes atelier, the S11 sits within a lineage of seating pieces that Chapo Création continues to produce from sustainable French timber, finished with linseed oil.
W 43 x D 43 x H 78 cm
W 16.93 x D 16.93 x H 30.71 in
Materials: Leather and 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.
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