CHRISTIE'S
Armchairs and chairs — ADAM: Works from the Collection of Adam Lindemann
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Lot 16 JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
Jean Royère (1902 - 1981) 
Jean Royère
03.07.1902 - 14.05.1981
France, USA
Jean Royère was a French designer.
A key figure of the avant-garde in the 1950s, Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America. Among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein of Jordan, and the Shah of Iran, who were captivated by his freedom of creation and his elegance and entrusted him with the layout of their palaces. Royère pioneered an original style combining bright colors, organic forms and precious materials within a wide range of imaginative accomplishments. In 1980, he left France for the United States, where he lived until his death.
Lot 22 PIERRE GUARICHE (1926-1995)
Pierre Guariche (1926 - 1995) 
Pierre Guariche
1926 - 1995
France
Pierre Guariche was a French designer, interior decorator, and architect specializing in functional and mass-produced pieces. He studied at the city’s École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. Following the end of World War II, he began to exhibit his designs at the Société des Artistes Décorateurs, which was sponsored by various manufactures of industrial materials as a way to discover and sponsor emerging talent. Guariche’s first major project was a complete suite of readymade furniture which he called Prefacto, commissioned by the Airborne company. He went on to design a popular, inexpensive, and easily manufactured chair made of plastic and aluminum which became known as the Vampire Chair, and went into production in 1954. Around this time, he was commissioned by lighting designer Pierre Disderot for a series of playful lamps resembling Alexander Calder-like mobiles that delicately balance the lampshade on a horizontal post. Guariche was also an accomplished architect, and designed the French Alp ski resort La Plagne. He died in 1995 in Bandol, France.