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SELF-TAUGHT FRENCH furniture designer Hubert Le Gall is known for his witty approach to creating functional, yet decorative, pieces.

Working out of his Paris studio in Montmartre, Le Gall uses various materials, such as bronze, brass, exotic woods, gold leaf and velvet, to create his art, which also happens to double as furniture.

Le Gall is interested in what he calls “total art,” a

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