Robert Charroy for Mobilor, Desk in oak and metal, 1955

Robert Charroy, attributed to. 
Mobilor, edited by. 

Desk in oak and metal. Light blue melamine top, covered with transparent glass. Tubular base in black lacquered metal. Two-drawer cabinet.

This desk is part of a line of furniture made for the equipment of the university residence of the city of Antony.

French work realized in 1955.

Dimensions : H 75 x W 131 x D 70  cm

Reference : LS4839901

Robert Charroy is a French designer active during the post-war period. He succeeds Jacques Hitier as furniture designer at Mobilor. In the early 1950s, he designed furniture with a tubular structure and with warm materials such as wood, fabric but also synthetic coatings such as vinyl or formica.

Mobilor is a manufacturer specializing in furniture for institutions. He was particularly active after the war with his designers Jacques Hitier then Robert Charroy, offering, among other things, furniture with a tubular structure for schools and university residences such as that of Antony. Mobilor was bought in 1961 by the company Guitel-Etienne to take the name of Guitel Etienne Mobilor (then Guitel).

Sources : https://www.meubliz.com/artiste_designer/robert_charroy/ ; https://www.meubliz.com/fabricant_meuble/mobilor/ ; https://www.design-market.fr/167904-bureau-vintage-de-robert-charroy-pour-mobilor-cit%C3%A9-universitaire-d-antony-1955.html