Mathieu Matégot - Artimeta - Serving trolley

Iconic tea trolley by Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured by Artimeta Soest, mid 1950s, and finished in a striking red/black/yellow colour combination. The yellow paint on the centre tray shows signs of wear. It would be easy to repaint it, but we have opted to leave it as original as possible. Other than that, the trolley is in beautiful, used condition. In the 1950s, Matégot designed a series of (small) metal furniture and household items for Dutch company Artimeta. This rare metal tea trolley was only manufactured in the 1950s and is signed 'Matégot' all over. It has three levels with two removable trays in an attractive colour combination of yellow and red. This very charming product design has really reflected the spirit of modernism from the 1950s well. After the Second World War, French designer Mathieu Matégot (1910–2001) founded a workshop for handmade furniture, to design furniture and household items. He used fairly innovative materials such as perforated steel and rattan in order to create his lightweight sculptural designs. Matégot ended his career as furniture designer fairly early (1959) and focused on designing tapestries. At this time, a few of his influential furniture designs are part of the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris and the design collection of the Georges Pompidou Centre.