314 - ANDRÉ MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THÉVENIN, FERT, AND MAYET) PUBLISHER – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE A.R.C. (RESEARCH AND CREATION WORKSHOP) AT MOBILIER NATIONAL

ANDRÉ MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THÉVENIN, FERT, AND MAYET) PUBLISHER – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE A.R.C. (RESEARCH AND CREATION WORKSHOP) AT MOBILIER NATIONAL T.R. program, designed in [1971] and launched in [1972] for the Ministry of Public Health and the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II Round coffee table. The circular top is veneered with its original white melamine; the edge is lacquered black. The four “Gouttière”-style legs are made of white-lacquered aluminum. Early 1970s edition. One cigarette burn on the top. H. 33 cm – D. 86 cm Archives: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris – Identical models reproduced in archival images from the Ministry of Public Health (1972) and from the interior design of the SNCF presidential rail car of the French Presidency, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II (1972), held in this institution’s collections within the André Monpoix Collection, under the reference numbers ARCH-MON/1-49, 52, 71, 74–76, 80–84, 96–98, 138–141, 148, and 188/a. Public collection and related work: Mobilier National, Paris – An identical model is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number GMC 211/002. Bibliography: - *L’Œil* – No. 206–207, February–March 1972. Identical models are reproduced on pages 56 and 58, based on photographs from the Ministry of Public Health. - “The Queen’s Salon Car” in *Jours de France* – 1972. Identical models are reproduced in this article devoted to the interior design of the SNCF car belonging to the Office of the President of the French Republic.