Pierre Chapo - S34 Shaped Back Chair
by Chapo Création
Material
Solid Wood
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The S34 is a small, solid oak chair designed by Pierre Chapo around a tripod base: three legs splayed outward from a central point, supporting a polygonal seat with a plain rectangular backrest rising from its rear edge.
The tripod geometry is where the design concentrates its thinking. By meeting the three legs at a single center rather than distributing them at corners, Chapo eliminated the conventional four-leg grid in favor of something more structurally direct. The chair holds well from any angle, and its floor footprint is smaller than the seat's proportions suggest.
The S34 is executed in solid oak, grain visible, joints exposed, surfaces finished with linseed oil. No element is concealed or decorated beyond its structural function.
Made by Chapo Création and part of the curated selection on Monde Singulier, the S34 works as an accent chair, a secondary desk seat, or a reading chair in a tight space.
W 50 x D 40 x H 73 cm
W 19.69 x D 15.75 x H 28.74 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.
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