Charles Dudouyt

Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) was a French furniture designer and decorator who worked in Paris from the 1920s to the 1940s, selling through his shop La Gentilhommière. He favoured solid oak and other native woods, often combined with wrought iron, rope or straw, in sturdy forms that blend rustic tradition with a restrained modernism. Collectors value his tables, chairs and cabinets for their robust construction and the warmth of their aged wood.