The ‘Parador’ Chair

Jacques Dupuis designed the house called ‘Le Parador’ in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Brussels). And not just the house, but of course the interior too. Among the furniture he designed was a chair in metal and red imitation leather that was destined for the dining room. This chair is unique because it remained a prototype since his brother preferred another design.

When he was first making sketches for the house, Jacques Dupuis imagined a classic, rather airy Scandinavian interior. This influence is clearly manifested in this prototype chair.

The seat and back of the chair are mounted on a refined bronze frame designed in a subtle scheme of geometric shapes and lines. The small spheres at the extremities of the chair back and the back feet singularly curved towards the outside show the Scandinavian influence.