Pierre Chareau

Bright Footlight

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With Bright Footlight, Pierre Chareau signs far more than a piece of furniture: it is a fragment of the singular vision of a designer who believed every object should extend the space it inhabits. Trained first as an engineer, Chareau approached furniture the way he approached his buildings, as a question of light, structure and proportion, refusing the ornamental clutter of his era in favour of forms that feel inevitable rather than decorative.

True to its name, the Bright Footlight runs low along a wall like a luminous rail, its row of quarter-circle alabaster plates set into a black painted metal structure recalling the footlights of a stage. Chareau conceived this discreet, continuous glow for stairwells and corridors, and the alabaster, offered in veined white or veined brown, can be mixed along the run for a gently varied rhythm of light.

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Designed by Pierre Chareau, re-edited by Galerie MCDE
Chandelier with multiple alabaster plates in quarter circles
Metal structure painted black
White alabaster available veined white or veined brown finish
Possibility to mix white veined and brown veined alabaster plates
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Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature—shapes and shades may vary slightly. Because of the kiln firing and handcrafted process, the ceramic’s dimensions may vary by up to 10%
Dimensions available:
Small - RMP 118A (9 Plates): W 69 x D 18 x H 21 cm / W 27.2″ x D 7.1″ x H 8.3″
Medium - RMP 118B (13 Plates): W 99 x D 19 x H 21 cm / W 39″ x D 7.5″ x H 8.3″
Large - RMP 118C (17 Plates): W 129 x D 18 x H 21 cm / W 50.8″ x D 7.1″ x H 8.3″

Electrification: Can be electrified for the country of your choice; however, the wall light itself is delivered without wiring and without light sources. The fixture is designed to accommodate integrated LED tube strip lights mounted on internal metal supports.

CE Certification: Yes

UL Listed: No, if you require UL Listing, please contact us as this might be possible at an extra cost

Dimmable: Yes (depending on the selected LED system)

Light Source Included: No

RMP 118A (9 Plates): Recommend 1x Integrated LED Tube Fixture, 15W max, T5 or T8, max length 55 cm / 21.6”
RMP 118B (13 Plates): Recommend 1x Integrated LED Tube Fixture, 15W max, T5 or T8, max length 85 cm / 33.5”
RMP 118C (17 Plates): Recommend 1x Integrated LED Tube Fixture, 15W max, T5 or T8, max length 115 cm / 45.3”

Handmade in France
Production lead time: 8 weeks
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Pierre Chareau
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