French Stitched Black Leather + Brass Floor Lamp Attributed to Jaques Adnet, 1950s

A French floor lamp from the 1950s, attributed to Jacques Adnet, with a form defined by stitched black leather and brass.

The tall, slender silhouette is built around a series of tapered leather-wrapped sections, giving the vertical form a rhythm. Fine stitching runs along the leather, introducing the precise, tailored detail associated with Adnet’s work,while brass accents punctuate the transitions and add a subtle warmth against the black.

The tripod base extends outward in three curved legs, balancing the height of the lamp while keeping the overall profile light and architectural. A newly sourced shade completes the piece, providing a clean contrast to the darker materials below.

A variant of this model is illustrated in Alain-René Hardy and Gaëlle Millet, Jacques Adnet, Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2014, p. 245.

About Jacques Adnet
Jacques Adnet (1900–1984) was a master of modern design, acclaimed for his deft handling of materials and elegant invention over a six-decade career. Trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs under architect Charles Louis Genuys, Adnet gained early recognition for seamlessly merging medium and form, employing glass, parchment-covered wood, and metals in works that moved fluidly from the Art Deco spirit into a timeless modern idiom.

Appointed director of La Compagnie des Arts Français in 1927, he steered the firm into the vanguard of French design, collaborating with luminaries such as Charlotte Perriand and René Herbst while elevating interiors with a rigor both classical and forward-looking. His collaborations with Jacques Lenoble introduced fine ceramic mosaics into furniture design, transforming utilitarian forms into richly material statements.