In the aftermath of the Second World War, designers and architects introduced a new approach to the art of furnishing, driven by a need for freedom and efficiency. Furniture thus became a reflection of a new way of living, shaped by technological and scientific advances, as well as by sociological, demographic, and social changes.
The gallery also preserves the archives of Galerie Steph Simon, which, from 1956 to 1974, represented and produced furniture by Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille, Georges Jouve, and Isamu Noguchi.
