JACQUES DUMOND (1906–1988) DESIGNER & LOUIS MAILLET MANUFACTURER Model designed in [1957] and presented at the World’s Fair, Brussels, 1958 Rare chair. The base is made of tubular steel. The seat and backrest are made of thermoformed laminated wood. Late 1950s. Height: 85 cm – Length: 47 cm – Depth: 53 cm Exhibitions: - Brussels World’s Fair – Heysel Plateau, Brussels, April 17–October 19, 1958 – An identical chair was displayed at this event in the French pavilion (as noted in the exhibition catalog *Les Assises du siège contemporain* – Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, May 3–July 29, 1968). - *Les Assises du siège contemporain* – Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, May 3–July 29, 1968. An identical chair was exhibited at this event (no. 83). Bibliography: - *Les Assises du siège contemporain* – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris (May 3–July 29, 1968), Éditions Union Centrale des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 1968. An identical model is listed under number 83 in the catalog and reproduced on page 52. - Jacques Dumond and Philippe Leloup, 1960–1970 – Éditions SCORE (Service Commercial Organique des Relations Européennes), Paris, 1970. Identical model listed and reproduced on page 25.