Betty Armchair
Martin Szekely
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Set of 6
Details
Material
Lacquered wood, fabric
Dimensions
W 20.87″ X H 31.89″ X D 27.56″
W 53cm X H 81cm X D 70cm
Place and Year
France, 1988
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Provenance
Galerie Néotù, private collection, France
Literature
Association Française d’Action Artistique, with the support of the Délégation aux Arts Plastiques, Catalogue d’exposition du Centre d’Art Santa Monica de Barcelone – Martin Szekely – Meublier - Designer – 1983–1995, Diffusion Éditions Hazan, 1995. Betty chairs reproduced on page 62.
Chloé Braunstein-Kriegel, Les Années Staudenmeyer: 25 ans de design en France, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2009. Similar piece reproduced on page 490.
Martin Szekely, Peter Capellmann (photographer), Martin Szekely – Intérieurs – Les Années 1980–1990, Éditions B42, Netherlands, 2019.
Betty chairs reproduced on pages 45 & 49; armchairs reproduced on page 139.
Designer Biography
Martin Szekely
1956 —
Martin Szekely is the son of ceramist Véra Székely and sculptor Pierre Székely. His work comes to prominence with his design of the « Pi » long chair in 1982.
Szekely both works with exclusive design editors like Neotu Gallery, Kreo Gallery or Domeau & Pérès, and industrials like Perrier, Heineken, or JC Decaux.
Some of his objects have reached a very large audience like the Perrier glass which was produced in 20 million units. His limited edition items have become highly sought after by power design collectors like Azzedine Alaïa.
His designs are among the collections of many important museums like Paris’ musée des Arts Décoratifs, MOMA or Mudam.
In 2011, Paris’ Pompidou Center offered him a solo show entitled « Ne pas dessiner » .
