Michel Ducaroy
Known for his long collaboration with Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy is a French designer born in Lyon in 1925 into a family of industrialists creating contemporary furniture.
After obtaining his diploma from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, sculpture section, it was in the family business Chaleyssin - which notably produced furniture for the « Normandie » liner - that Michel Ducaroy began his career.
In 1954, he joined Ligne Roset in Briord, Ain. At the head of the house's design department, he developed his style with timeless lines and refined shapes, focused on comfort and innovation. He will, in fact, take a close interest in the new materials that appeared in the 1960s, such as thermoformed plastic, wadding and new foams.
These innovations associated with his inventive spirit gave birth to the Togo sofa-cushion, presented at the Salon des Arts Ménagers in Paris in 1973; a model sold more than a million copies in 58 countries, which he described in these terms: “a tube of toothpaste folded like a stovepipe and closed at both ends”.
The iconic Togo is the result of long work on other major successful models such as Adria, the first living room with a seat close to the ground, designed in 1968. Then followed the sofa sets, armchairs, poufs and Kashima, Koudra, Safi, Kali and Marsala chairs.
Even today, Ligne Roset continues to exploit the creations of this great designer of the 20th century. Unable to reissue the famous Marsala, the production of molds for the structures of which would have cost too much, a variant designed by Philippe Nigro, Manarola, was released in 2016, seven years after the death of the man who inspired it.
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