Pierre Chapo - S38 Round Bench

by Chapo Création

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Material

Solid Wood

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The S38 is a low wooden bench by Pierre Chapo, part of the Pierre Chapo collection produced by Chapo Création.

Two subtly curved planks of warm medium-brown wood form the seat, their gentle arc creating a slight hollow along the length of the bench. Three flat rectangular legs support the structure: one at each end and a distinctive central leg, connected by a horizontal beam beneath. The form is stripped to its minimum, with no decorative detail beyond what the construction itself provides.

Chapo's approach to seating at this scale was always architectural, using geometry and proportion in place of ornament. The S38 is produced in solid oak at the Gordes atelier, finished with linseed oil, following the same constructive logic as every piece in the Pierre Chapo collection.

W 140 x D 31 x H 43 cm

W 55.12 x D 12.2 x H 16.93 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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Collection

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Pierre Chapo S31 stool, round thick solid oak seat on three crossed flat wood planks tripod base, Chapo CréationPierre Chapo by Chapo Création, made of Wood and , Solid Oak version, picture 5

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Pierre Chapo B17 bookshelf, wall-mounted oak grid with dark wood interlocking block joinery, four shelves, by Chapo CréationPierre Chapo by Chapo Création, made of Wood and , Oak version, picture 5

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Pierre Chapo S11 stretched leather chair, tan leather on solid oak frame with blocky exposed joinery, by Chapo CréationPierre Chapo by Chapo Création, made of Leather and Wood, Stretched Leather version, picture 2

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Pierre Chapo T21 round oak table with finger-jointed edge and criss-crossing sculptural leg base, by Chapo CréationPierre Chapo by Chapo Création, made of Wood and , Solid Wood version, picture 2

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Pierre Chapo L01 Godot daybed, low oak frame with natural linen cushion and cylindrical bolster, by Chapo CréationPierre Chapo by Chapo Création, made of Wood and , Solid Wood version, picture 1

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Pierre Chapo S12 leather stool, square oak with tan leather top and saddle-stitched corner straps, by Chapo Création

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Pierre Chapo S34 shaped back chair, polygonal solid oak seat on three splayed legs, by Chapo CréationPierre Chapo by Chapo Création, made of Wood and , Solid Wood version, picture 7

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