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Designer
Christophe Delcourt
Christophe Delcourt was born in 1966 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris. He studied drama at the Cours Florent, graduating in 1988, and it was set design that drew him towards materials, objects in space and, eventually, furniture. In…
Biography
Background
Christophe Delcourt was born in 1966 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris. He studied drama at the Cours Florent, graduating in 1988, and it was set design that drew him towards materials, objects in space and, eventually, furniture. In 1995 he launched his first collection, making the objects himself and entrusting the furniture to two brothers, a cabinetmaker and a blacksmith, from whom he learned assembly techniques and craftsmanship.
Signature Style
His work is known for a sculptural approach and for the quality of its craftsmanship in wood, stone, ceramics, bronze, textiles and leather. Minotti describes his on-trend, understated elegance, his exceptional sensitivity to materials and colours and the sartorial attention he pays to every structural detail.
Notable Works
The PEN bookcase (2000) established the signature style of his own brand, Delcourt Collection, followed by the NUA table, KAY floor lamp and DUL chair. For Minotti he has designed the Lou storage units, tables and coffee tables, the Fil Noir armchair and Noor coffee table (2017), the Granville seating system and Dan table (2018), and the Daniels seating system and Amber coffee tables-low units (2019).
Legacy
Delcourt Collection, with its studio and showroom at 47 rue de Babylone in Paris since 2003, now offers a catalogue of more than 500 pieces, each made to order and customisable. In 1999 he was named Designer of the Year at Maison & Objet.
Products
Lou Dining
An expressive dining table inspired by the fluid, organic shapes of tree trunks.
Leonard
Christophe Delcourt's double-shell swivel armchair for work and leisure, in fabric or leather.
Emile
Christophe Delcourt's 2025 modular sofa system with shifting backrest heights and loose cushions.
Armand
Christophe Delcourt's leather-shell armchair with half-cylinder solid wood legs.
Edmond
Christophe Delcourt's modular sofa of curved lines, changing depths and contrasting piping.
Jeanne
A layered coffee table built around a precise junction of shaped tops, metal and solid wood.
Fleur
A compact coffee table with a rounded textured glass top and three curved, petal-like legs.
Daniels Sofa
Christophe Delcourt's 2019 modular system with curves, offset backs and a magnetic wheeled ottoman
Dan
A minimalist dining table with a recessed top and a contrasting aluminium cross-base.
Eugène
Christophe Delcourt's sinuous armchair on a glossy lacquered Polimex base.
Fil Noir
Armchair with a matt black metal tube frame and rings in Gold, Bronze or Black-Nickel at the corners
Fil Noir Dining
Fil Noir Dining little armchair by Christophe Delcourt with a slender metal frame
