Iconic French designer Mathieu Mategot’s Satellite Pendant is a striking example of modernist sculpture. A truly timeless lighting solution, the GUBI relaunch is equally as characterful and contemporary as the original, some 70 years on from its original creation.
Featuring a captivating elliptical shape, the shade is crafted from a sheet of perforated stainless steel that has been effortlessly curved into the unique ovoid form. An aluminium ‘hat’ is placed above the lamp shade, reflecting the light downwards, creating an inviting ambience within your outdoor space. The Satellite Outdoor Pendant is ideally placed within a covered patio, veranda or terrace, to make the most of those warm summer evenings, even once the sun has set.
Mathieu Mategot was born in Hungary in 1910. After his studies at the school of fine arts and architecture in Budapest, he began to create sets for the National Theatre. He settled in France in 1931, where he took up various professions, creating sets for the Folies Bergeres, window dresser for the Lafayette Galleries, fashion designer for dressmaking firms in Paris.
The second world war interrupted his activity. A volunteer in the French army, he was taken prisoner and he was free in 1944. After his return, he set up a workshop for hand crafted furniture in Paris. He used materials such as metal, rattan, glass, Formica, and perforated sheet metal in particular, to design chairs, armchairs, tables, serving tables, sideboards, desks and useful articles.
Mathieu Mategot died in February 2001 at Angers, France.
