The Louise Credenza in Smooth Brass has six cabriole legs, a serpentine front, and a layout that puts four cupboard sections around three central drawers, all in Smooth Brass metal. The curved half-moon drawer pulls are formed from the same Smooth Brass cladding as the front face. The nail-head lines along every seam and panel edge give the surface a fine, regular rhythm. At 78 inches wide and 30 tall, it works in a dining room, a large living room, or a hospitality installation.
The teak frame is built and carved before Smooth Brass metal sheets are pattern-cut and fitted by hand. The serpentine front, door panels, drawer fronts with integrated curved pulls, apron, cabriole legs, sides, and top are all separately fitted in Smooth Brass and secured with flush-set nails. Interior: teak veneer, adjustable shelves.
Measures 78 by 21 by 30 inches. Four shelved cupboard sections and three central drawers. Works as a sideboard, credenza, buffet, media console, or dining storage unit. Available in all twelve standard finishes. Custom sizing available. Made entirely to order.
Designed by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard Collection. The Louise Credenza gives the Louis XV period's most characteristic formal elements, the cabriole leg and the serpentine line, a new material life in hand-worked metal. Produced in Udaipur by artisan workshops whose craft has been in continuous practice for generations.
Made to order, each piece may show slight variations that are a natural result of handmade metal-clad production. The Smooth Brass surface will gradually mellow in tone over time, which is part of the material's natural character.
The images shown in this listing may be photographed in different lighting conditions or may include 3D illustrations created to represent the available finishes. We warmly encourage customers to request an individual sample or a complete sample set of all twelve finishes to experience the surface, tone, and character firsthand.
Please note that moisture in the air, seasonal climate shifts, and the natural movement of wood over time may cause the metal surface to develop slight wrinkles or occasional bubbling. We use well-seasoned reclaimed teak and high-quality marine-grade MDF wherever technically possible to minimise these natural effects, but complete stability of metal cannot be guaranteed.
All smooth finishes will show subtle tool marks. These are not defects but a natural and unavoidable result of hand-working and hand-polishing metal sheets. Our hammered finishes are recommended where a more textured, forgiving surface is preferred.
None of our metal-clad pieces are sealed with a permanent protective coating. This allows the metal to age naturally and beautifully over time. We polish every piece carefully before packing. A clear PU coat can be applied on request.
The antiqued white bronze finish will react with natural elements the fastest in the beginning, but it too will stop reacting and settle into a stable state like copper after 6-12 months. Since it is already antiqued and looks intentionally tarnished, this early reaction does not change the overall appearance. In that way, this surface is the most forgiving.
The antiqued white bronze finish is done by applying an acidic chemical over the white bronze to recreate a natural patination. Like the aging of silver, copper, or brass, the final result and colour uniformity cannot be guaranteed. The goal of this finish is to achieve rainbow-like tones with dull, shiny, cloudy, and lightly streaked patches to give an illusion of antiquing.
As a default practice, we offer a protective wipe-on PU coat only on this finish. If a designer prefers the natural, uncoated aging, we can leave it untreated just like the other finishes. A PU coat helps keep the surface looking the same as when shipped, but it does not create a fully uniform patina; natural variation will always remain part of this finish.