Pierre Paulin Elysee Chair

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Pierre paulin elysee chair. The dining en meeting chair little tulip spreads its half open petals around the sitter. After failing his baccalauréat pierre trained to become a ceramist in vallaurius on the french rivera and. Pierre paulin born to a french father and a swiss german mother pierre paulin 1927 2009 grew up in france under the inspiration of his two uncles. The little tulip looks beautiful at a dining table and inspiring in a meeting room.

His paternal uncle georges paulin invented the eclipse mechanical folding roof system and working with peugeot bentley and rolls royce provided a role model for creativity in business. Previous cestita table lamp. Pierre paulin 9 july 1927 13 june 2009 was a french furniture designer and interior designer his uncle georges paulin was a part time automobile designer and invented the mechanical retractible hardtop who was later executed by the nazis in 1941 as a hero of the french resistance. This relationship resulted in several iconic pieces including his famed mushroom chair 1959 ribbon chair 1966 and tongue chair 1968.

Along with olivier mourgue paulin developed furnishings with flowing lines and almost surreal naturalistic forms and his work became such a byword for chic forward looking design and emerging technologies that two french presidents commissioned him to. He spent his early childhood in laon dreaming of a different life far away from this working class city in northern france where the only future was either the military garrison or working in the railway factories. Pierre paulin s designs become immediately known for their iconic shapes and innovation taking inspiration from the natural world such as his sculpture seats mushroom tongue chair and the ribbon chair. The elegant little tulip chair for artifort.

Notably paulin was commissioned by le mobilier national to decorate the private apartments of president george pompidou at the palais de l elysee in 1970 and again in 1983 to furnish the office of. Even though the original design and volumes are scrupulously respected the comfort of the seating has been significantly improved with the use of new existing materials and ligne roset s very specific know how in the field of multi density foams and their assembly. The elysée sofa armchair and ottoman collection has been recreated by ligne roset from pierre paulin s archived plans. Born in paris in 1927 pierre paulin s father was a dentist and his mother of strict swiss german stock.

Delicate cheerful inviting and warming at the same time. As if designer pierre paulin had premonitions of flower power. Early pierre paulin dining kitchen table chairs red and white. 28ʺw 24ʺd 29 5ʺh kansas city mo tables dining sets a list pierre paulin for baker furniture bird s eye maple and walnut inlay art deco executive desk 11 995 25 000.