designed by Marcel Gascoin

The M-Chair dining chair is based on Marcel Gascoin’s 1937 design, brought into production by GUBI through research into archival photographs and historical references. It reveals an early stage of the French designer’s work, exploring metal construction before the wooden furniture for which he later became known. Slender, tapered legs and a suspended upholstered backrest give the chair a light, graphic silhouette.

The backrest emerges directly from the seat construction, leaving an open gap between the two upholstered surfaces. A steel and plywood structure supports foam padding in both the seat and back. The tubular steel base has a matt black powder-coated finish and comes with standard plastic glides. Its compact proportions suit domestic dining rooms, cafés, restaurants and meeting spaces, while the choice of upholstery changes the chair’s tactile character.