Low table Eléphant

Created for the CAPC – CAPC Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux project in the late 1980s, the Éléphant bench was conceived as an integral element of the building’s architecture. Produced in numerous versions and scales—from single-seat and two-seat models to monumental lengths of several meters—it clearly asserts its role in structuring space as much as in accommodating the body. It can be found in both prestigious public spaces and private interiors, where it brings a sense of understated modernity and minimalist elegance. It thus demonstrates Andrée Putman’s ability to transform a functional object into a piece of strong aesthetic value, through the work of Andrée Putman.