Michel Ducaroy
Michel Ducaroy (1925–2009) was one of the most influential French designers of the 20th century. Joining Ligne Roset in the 1950s, he played a key role in transforming the family business into one of France’s leading publishers of designer furniture. His approach combined technical innovation, comfort and functionality, favouring forms that responded to evolving lifestyles.
Although his name remains inseparable from the iconic Togo sofa, introduced in 1973, Michel Ducaroy also designed numerous other landmark pieces, including sofas, armchairs, lounge chairs, modular wall shelving, bookcases and storage furniture. His work reflects a constant pursuit of simplicity, modularity and elegance, making extensive use of new materials and industrial manufacturing techniques that defined the 1970s.
Designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973, the Togo sofa has become one of the defining icons of French designer furniture from the 1970s.
Michel Ducaroy’s creations for Ligne Roset are admired as much for their exceptional craftsmanship as for their remarkable timelessness. Highly sought after by collectors of designer armchairs, vintage armchairs and 20th-century French furniture, his designs fit naturally into both contemporary interiors and collections dedicated to 1960s and 1970s design.
This modular wall shelving system, designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, combines an anodised aluminium frame with white laminate modules, perfectly illustrating French designer furniture from the 1970s.
