PENTA ARMCHAIR BY HERVÉ LANGLAIS

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PENTA ARMCHAIR
BY HERVÉ LANGLAIS

PENTA COLLECTION

NATURAL OR SCRAPED OAK FRAME
FABRIC NOT INCLUDED

IN	H	31.4	W	28.7	D	35.4	SH	16
CM	H	80	W	73	D	90	SH	40.4

HANDCRAFTED IN FRANCE

BIOGRAPHY
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With the Penta collection, Hervé Langlais turns to the pentagon, a figure long associated with harmony and proportion, and draws from it a language of faceted planes and precise angles. Conceived with the discipline of an architect and the instinct of a sculptor, each work is composed rather than simply built, so that the collection reads as a series of small architectures for the interior

Broad, angled surfaces meet with the clarity of a building section, their junctions expressed rather than concealed, while mass and void are held in measured tension. The result is a quiet monumentality that never tips into weight, where the rigor of geometry gives way to a sense of shelter and ease. Each piece is reduced to its essential elements, allowing form and material to speak for themselves

Handcrafted in France and Italy, the collection places oak at its heart, its warmth and natural character set in dialogue with the cool permanence of marble and travertine

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Hervé Langlais

Born Caen, France, 1964

Hervé Langlais is a Paris-based French architect and designer whose work stands at the crossroads of architecture and sculpture. After training at the Normandy School of Architecture, he worked alongside architect Paul Andreu for over fifteen years. Their collaborations include the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Roissy Airport, and numerous other landmark projects, an experience that instilled in him a lasting devotion to structure, proportion, and the precision of detail

From the scale of the building, Langlais gradually turned to interior architecture and then to the object itself. From 2012 to 2020, he served as artistic director of the Galerie Negropontes in Paris, where he created an annual collection of furniture and objects rooted in the tradition of French decorative arts. Each series explored a single theme and material, beginning with a collection conceived as an homage to Constantin Brancusi

His limited edition works are noted for their clean shapes, taut lines, and rare materials. Drawing on the legacy of modernist architects and sculptors such as Brancusi, Eduardo Chillida, Carlo Scarpa, Josep Lluís Sert, and Alvar Aalto, Langlais approaches each piece as a structure in its own right. He selects every material for its intrinsic qualities and elevates it through craftsmanship, revealing the texture of stone, the contrast of precious woods, the brilliance of brass, and the depth of lacquer. His designs balance elements of architecture and sculpture, of industry and craftsmanship, of brutality and elegance

His works are realized with renowned French workshops and master marble craftsmen in Italy, and have been presented at international fairs including PAD Paris, PAD London, and the Salone del Mobile in Milan. Alongside his collectible design practice, Langlais designs private interiors and scenography, bringing the same architectural rigor and sense of purity to every scale of his work

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