State furniture
Mobilier national, a French public institution, is bringing back into production – in collaboration with a number of companies – some 1960s design furniture originally designed for ministries and government offices
Mobilier national is a French institution founded in the 17th century to furnish state buildings. Today, it preserves, restores and produces furniture designed for presidential offices, ministries and embassies, while promoting contemporary design by putting it in direct contact with the excellence of French craftsmanship, combining tradition and innovation
The Mobilier national (which since January 2025 has joined a similar institution, the Cité de la Céramique – Sèvres & Limoges, under the name Manufactures nationales) participated in Milano Design Week with a space within the Labò Cultural Project and a special initiative: the reissue of some historical pieces selected from its archives and made in collaboration with French companies.
One of the most interesting pieces: Dialogue, designed by André Monpoix in 1967 for the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, is a modular seating system designed to adapt to the evolving needs of public and private spaces. Then TU-TU, an occasional table/seat designed by Turenne Chevallereau in 1968, goes beyond the limits of modular furniture: conceived as a play of interlocking elements, it combines simplicity and modularity with a fluid vision of living. Both new editions are produced by Source Édition.
