With enduring designs like the immensely plush, Pop art–inspired Togo lounge chair and sofa, Ligne Roset has become synonymous with radical luxury furniture. However, when Antoine Roset (1841–93) started the company in 1860 in the small French town of Oussiat, its focus was on wooden umbrella handles.
In 1892, Ligne Roset’s founder expanded with a property in Montagnieu where he set up a wood-processing factory, eventually expanding into manufacturing chairs. After his death, his wife, Marie-Victorine, took over before his son, Emile Roset, began leading the company in the 1910s.
It wasn’t until after World War II that Antoine’s grandson, Jean Roset, would recognize the need for furniture in settings like schools, hospitals and retirement homes and take inspiration from Scandinavian modern design for functional pieces made primarily from affordable beech.
Under Jean, Ligne Roset supplied quite a few European institutions with beautiful wood furnishings. In the 1970s, he shifted the company’s focus again, this time looking to domestic and residential markets. Around this time, Jean’s two sons, Pierre and Michel, joined the company.
Ligne Roset opened its first store in 1973 with one of the most popular collections being designer Michel Ducaroy’s Togo modular sofa and chairs — classics of contemporary French design that look like oversize bent pillows.
After the success of this initial designer collaboration, Ligne Roset brought on more guest designers over the following decades, including Didier Gomez, Pascal Mourgue, Peter Maly, Pierre Paulin, Inga Sempé and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Paulin’s Elysée sofa and Pumpkin chair — designed in 1971 for Elysée Palace — are among the brand’s most popular pieces. In 1975, the company introduced its Cinna brand, known to collectors for the Sandra sofa designed by Annie Hiéronimus and other alluring seating.
Ligne Roset continues to be run by the Roset family who works on revolutionary furniture in partnership with a variety of collaborators. It has operated in Briord since 1973 where it produces its iconically sleek and innovative pieces.
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Contemporary Gray Velvet Upholstered Rocking Chair With Wooden Runners
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This contemporary gray velvet rocking chair offers a refined blend of comfort and modern style. The smooth, upholstered velvet surface provides a soft and inviting seat, while the ge...
Fabric
DellaRobbia Tech Contemporary Modern Chrome & Fabric Lounge Chair & Ottoman
By Della Robbia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A DellaRobbia "Tech" chair and ottoman. This lovely lounge set features a fully featured swivel lounge chair and matching ottoman. Each piece is upholstered in a gorgeous gray fabric...
Chrome
Soriana by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina Contemporary Loveseat Made in Italy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Soriana loveseat by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. This is a contemporary edition of the iconic Soriana, originally designed in 1969. The was created with a mix of contemporary m...
Cotton
Contemporary Modernist Cassina Italy Plush Gray Sofa on Chrome Base
By Cassina
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a comfortable and chic, gray sofa on a chrome base, made in Italy for Cassina, USA. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 82" W x 34" D x 27" H x 16" S...
Chrome
Soriana by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina Contemporary Sofa Made in Italy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Soriana sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. This is a contemporary edition of the iconic Soriana sofa, originally designed in 1969. The was created with a mix of contemporary ...
Cotton
Barbara Barry for Baker Set of 10 Lacquered Black & White Fabric Dining Chairs
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 10 Barbara Barry for Baker lacquered dining chairs. This lovely set of chairs features a simple wooden framed design, finished in a gorgeous black lacquered coating. Each ch...
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
Oxford Midcentury Black Leather Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1960s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian midcentury modern design swivel “Oxford” office desk chair designed by Arne Jacobsen and produced by Fritz Hansen with black leather upholstery and metal foot, manufactu...
Metal
Meridiana Chair in Black Leather by Christophe Pillet for Driade
By Driade, Christophe Pillet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Meridiana table stems from the ultimate globetrotter chair, revised this year with solid wooden legs. An archetype of the coffee shop or domestic table, it displays a precious balance between the round, wood particleboard top and the solid wood frame and legs. A mass-coloured clay mixture is smoothed over the top by hand with a scraper. The table’s aesthetic is distinguished by the shaded, handmade finish of its top. Available in the following colours: Volcano red, Lava black and Champagne. Born in 1959, he graduated from the Academy of Decorative Arts in Nice in 1985 and a year later took a post-graduate course at the Domus Academy in Milan. From 1986 to 1988 he worked with Martine Bedin in Milan, and from 1988 to 1993 with Philippe Starck in Paris. His first items of furniture, issued by XO, date from 1991. Since May 1993...
Leather
Togo Sofa 3 seater - Michel Ducaroy Ligne Roset black Leather made in France
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Munster, NRW
Togo Sofa - Michel Ducaroy 1974 for Ligne Roset. 3-seater Sofa - manufactured in France. Made by Ligne Roset about 1990 in France, beautiful original condition in soft black leather...
Leather
De Sede DS-144 Armchair in Black Leather Upholstery by Werner Aisslinger
By Werner Aisslinger, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sit the way you would sit in a racing car. Minimalist, streamlined language of design for maximum seating comfort: sitting in the lounge chair is like sitting in a quick, sleek speed...
Leather
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Prestige Black For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Family Salon Chair Base: Graphite, Duo Upholstery: Front: Prestige Black + Back: Re-Wool 198 For One Collection Discover the Council Salon Chair Swivel B...
Leather
Bruno Modern Italian Armchair - Black Cotton Upholstery, Solid Walnut Base
By Greyge
Located in Roma, IT
The Bruno Armchair (Poltrona Bruno) is a timeless statement of Italian craftsmanship and modern design. Entirely handcrafted in Italy, it features sleek black cotton upholstery with ...
Cotton, Walnut
