Pioneer of Parisian elegance, passionate art collector, promoter of the avant-garde. Paul Poiret created the Martine school in 1912 to infuse new forms into the applied arts. This was followed by the creation of the Martine workshops and publishing house. This chair features the geometric trellis motif omnipresent in the gardens of his private mansion, which overlooked Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and had a garden entrance on Avenue D'Antin. This address was the venue for festivities orchestrated by the couturier to which the Tout-Paris of the Belle Époque was invited.