Mathieu Matégot (1910–2001) built his career in France, becoming a defining voice in post-war metal furniture. His experience during wartime production gave him an unusually practical understanding of metal as a design medium.
His breakthrough was making metal feel light. Through perforation, bending, and slender tubular structures, he created furniture that reads like line drawings in space.
At Danish Design Co, Matégot is represented through GUBI, which keeps his designs in active production for real use rather than historical display.
Matégot treated steel as something to be shaped and perforated until it felt almost textile-like.
This approach creates furniture that feels airy, playful, and enduring.
Graphic and enduring
Lightweight structure paired with outdoor resilience.
Graphic form defined by perforated metal.
A sculptural light that plays with shadow.
Matégot’s work shows that durability does not require heaviness.
His designs remain relevant because originality comes from construction intelligence, not decoration.
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