The Parisian designer and publisher Alexandre de Rouvray studied at Stanford before joining the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, where he completed a doctoral thesis in industrial engineering before setting up an agency and furniture showroom.
Invisible Collection and Mobilier national partner to promote contemporary creation and present limited-edition designs. Mobilier national is a major institution for contemporary creation and the promotion of French decorative arts, whose mission has been to ensure, since the seventeenth century, the conservation and restoration of unique collections in the world. Mobilier national has broadened its scope by launching an annual “Campagne d’Acquisition” to support creativity and to integrate these pieces into the national collections. These works are then exhibited in institutional buildings. Thanks to this unprecedented partnership, a selection of contemporary furniture revealed by the Mobilier national’s 2021 “Campagne d’Acquisition” is available for purchase: Collectors will be able to acquire furniture that has been included in the official collections, and is available in limited edition on Invisible Collection.
The Vaneau desk is made without screws or hardware and presents a contrast between very refined shapes and rich, sensual materials. Its slender steel legs, tinted glass, and oak-veneered drawers combine lightness and elegance.
Credit pictures: Théo Baulig
