GUBI Matégot Trolley Soft Black

Designer: Mathieu Matégot in 1953

Concept: The trolley from GUBI is a relaunch of the elegant classic from 1953 designed by Mathieu Matégot. The trolley is light and elegant and easy to move, so it is easily included in the decor - Even if new options and places are tested in the kitchen for placing spices on, in the living room as a bar or in the bedroom or bathroom for candlesticks, magazines or pots. It can be used in many ways and all are equally good. The trolley is made of perforated metal plates, with a technique called Rigitulle which is one of the characteristics of Mathieu Matégot.

Mathieu Matégot (1910 - 2001) was an independent and self-taught Hungarian designer, architect and artist. He lived most of his life in his beloved Paris where he settled in 1931, after graduating from the Hungarian University of Art and Design in Budapest. In 1939, Matégot volunteered for the Finnish army, but was captured in Germany until he fled in 1944. The war period played a career-important role for Martégot, as he became acquainted with the innovative material and technique Rigitulle, which today characterizes his style.