Charles Dudouyt Brutalist Low Fireside Chairs, Oak and Rush, a Pair

These elegant low fireside chairs by Charles Dudouyt have a woven rush seat with turned oak legs and ball structure on the back seat. They also have a wab sabi aesthetic that celebrates imperfection and the beauty of ordinariness. A major figure in early 20th-century French design, Charles Dudouyt moved France’s design aesthetic from an elaborate classicism to a more modernist sensibility. His style found parallels with the arts and crafts movement, characterized by an honest approach to simple materials like wood. These chairs have a clear reference to African and tribal designs.