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Mathieu Matégot (1910–2001) was a versatile, independent, and self-taught Hungarian designer,
architect and artist. In 1939, Matégot volunteered for the French army but was captured and held
prisoner in Germany until his escape in 1944. Matégot’s wartime captivity was important to his later
career, as it was here that he first learned about the techniques and potential of sheet metal while working
in a mechanical accessories plant.
Like fabric, Rigitulle can be bent, folded, and shaped, giving the furniture and home accessories he
designed transparency, weightlessness, and enduring modernity. Matégot patented this material and
technique and set up his own production so that he could apply it to his designs.
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