GUY DE ROUGEMONT | "NUAGE" ILLUMINATED COFFEE TABLE

Renée Beslon, Marie-Odile Briot, and Françoise Thieck, Rougemont 1955-1972, Paris, 1973, pp. 23-25 (for related models)

Rougemont: Espaces Publics et Arts Décoratifs, 1965-1990, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, May 22-August 19, 1990, p. 32

Yvonne Brunhammer and Marie-Laure Perrin, Le Mobilier Français 1960-1998, Paris, 1998, pp. 31 and 136

Anne Bovy, Furniture & Interiors of the 1970s, Paris, 2005, p. 153

Patrick Favardin and Guy Bloch-Champfort, Les Décorateurs des années 60-70, Paris, 2007, pp. 24 and 152, 289-290, 292

Emily Evan Eerdmans, Henri Samuel: Master of the French Interior, New York, 2018, pp. 124 and 134

The “Nuage” coffee table is an iconic design by French artist Guy de Rougemont originally created in the 1970s as part of a commission for decorator Henri Samuel. Rougemont had presented cloud-shaped sculptures at Galerie Suzy Langlois in 1969 that resonated with Samuel, who prompted the artist to create a design for a cloud-shaped coffee table. The preliminary models were augmented with concealed lightbulbs to the underside, giving the design an additional touch of color. The model has since gained cult following amongst collectors, becoming an icon of 1970s avant-garde design. Its playful and sculptural form proved particularly versatile, with the model experiencing very minor variations in form and color throughout the years.