1960s Brown, Beige “Guarrigue” Ceramic Coffee Table by Roger Capron
Timeless coffee table “Guarrigue” designed by Roger Capron. It comes in a wooden frame, the table top in ceramic is in outstanding condition and is signed by the designer. Decorated with pretty leaf patterns. The table was manufactured in Vallauris. “Garrigue” refers to a type of low, soft-leaved scrubland in the Mediterranean forests in south eastern France where Capron worked. For this series, Capron pressed leaves and grass into tiles. Capron made many different Garrigue tables, but each table is unique because of the tiles.
About the Designer
Capron was an influential French ceramicist, known for both his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geometrical suns. After studies in Paris he founded his own workshop in Vallauris that gained international influence.
Period
1965
Place of Origin
Vallauris, France
Condition
Good Vintage Condition
Dimensions
91 cm x 103 cm x 30 cm
Timeless coffee table “Guarrigue” designed by Roger Capron. It comes in a wooden frame, the table top in ceramic is in outstanding condition and is signed by the designer. Decorated with pretty leaf patterns. The table was manufactured in Vallauris. “Garrigue” refers to a type of low, soft-leaved scrubland in the Mediterranean forests in south eastern France where Capron worked. For this series, Capron pressed leaves and grass into tiles. Capron made many different Garrigue tables, but each table is unique because of the tiles.
About the Designer
Capron was an influential French ceramicist, known for both his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geometrical suns. After studies in Paris he founded his own workshop in Vallauris that gained international influence.
Period
1965
Place of Origin
Vallauris, France
Condition
Good Vintage Condition
Dimensions
91 cm x 103 cm x 30 cm
Timeless coffee table “Guarrigue” designed by Roger Capron. It comes in a wooden frame, the table top in ceramic is in outstanding condition and is signed by the designer. Decorated with pretty leaf patterns. The table was manufactured in Vallauris. “Garrigue” refers to a type of low, soft-leaved scrubland in the Mediterranean forests in south eastern France where Capron worked. For this series, Capron pressed leaves and grass into tiles. Capron made many different Garrigue tables, but each table is unique because of the tiles.
About the Designer
Capron was an influential French ceramicist, known for both his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geometrical suns. After studies in Paris he founded his own workshop in Vallauris that gained international influence.
Period
1965
Place of Origin
Vallauris, France
Condition
Good Vintage Condition
Dimensions
91 cm x 103 cm x 30 cm