“Ruban” coffee table by
“Ruban” Coffee table
Painted iron, brass, travertine
France, 1950s
Dimensions:
13.5 in. (34 cm) H
51 in. (130 cm) L
21.75 in. (55 cm) W
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Jean Royère (1902-1981) studied the classics at Cambridge University, and initially worked as a banker before beginning his career as a decorator in 1931 working for a furniture manufacturer in Paris. In 1942, he set up his own office, soon becoming the grand master of decorating in Paris. He received prominent commissions abroad, with a number in the Middle East, such as the residences of King Farouk of Egypt, King Hussein of Jordan, and the Shah of Iran. He worked until retirement 1980, at which point he moved to Pennsylvania.
Royère’s elegant and lyrical sense of Modern design included intrinsic ornamentation using his own very personal vocabulary of recurring motifs. The “Ruban” theme consisted of two mirrored straps of iron formed into sinusoidal waves connected by small brass spheres. a kind of meditation on balance, his use of this motif as the legs of this table adds a playful sensibility. Literature:
   
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