Jean Michel Frank Furnitures

Jean Michel Frank

Was born to a wealthy Parisian family of Jewish descent.
After cruising the world for five years abroad luxury steamships, Frank returned to Paris and opened a swanky furniture studio with Adolphe Chanaux.
The studio maintained a wealthy clientelewho demanded rich and luxurious pieces with handmade rushwork and expensive fabrics.
Frank was an “interior decorator” therefore, most of his work has come down to us in the photographs of the houses he decorated – and yet, his interiors have had a determining impact on modern tastes.
The solutions reflecting the quiet, calm elegance that distinguishes Frank’s interiors.
Similar sofas were frequently shown in photographs of interiors up to the mid-twenties.
upholstered pieces that Frank liked particularly as it was easy to adapt to different decorative schemes. In fact, no two are alike: the length of the armrest, the angle of the back and other features vary constantly.
The onset of the Nazi invasion drove Frank to New York City, where he soon committed suicide.