PIERRE PAULIN, 2 ARMCHAIR CHAIRS 557 known as TONGUE, ARTIFORT ED., 1967

Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) Armchair 557 known as Tongue Artifort, Netherlands, 1967 Metal, foam and fabric restored to the original model (material and color of your choice) Condition report: straps, foam and fabric restored to the original model Reference: -Exhibition, Paulin, Centre Pompidou, Paris, May 11-August 22, 2016 -Collection of the Museum of Modern Contemporary Art of Saint-Étienne Métropole Inv. No.: 2001.25.1 Bibliography: Commercial catalog Artifort, Netherlands, circa 1960 CHAPOUTOT Anne, Pierre Paulin: a universe of forms, ed. Du May, Paris, 1992 COLL. (GEEL C. dir.), Pierre Paulin designer, Archibooks editions, Paris, 2008 C. Pitiot, Paulin, exhibition catalogue, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2016 C. Geel, Pierre Paulin, Petit. Précis. Illustré., T&P Publishing, Paris, 2016 Biography: Pierre Paulin (French, 1927-2009) trained as a sculptor, but injured his right arm, forcing him to turn to design and study at the École Camondo in Paris. He is perhaps best known for his innovative designs for the Dutch company Artifort in the 1960s: the famous Champignon chair (1959), the Ruban chair (1966) and the Langue chair (1968), which used foams and metal frames with stretchy materials and clear lines that cradled the body. Paulin was also highly influential and involved in French design throughout the 1970s. Clearly influenced by his training as a sculptor and his German roots, as well as the work of the early modernists, Paulin was even more influenced by the work of George Nelson and Charles Eames and the importance of the social component of modern design. Paulin was notably invited by the Mobilier National in 1970 to decorate the private apartments of President Georges Pompidou at the Élysée Palace, and to furnish the office of President François Mitterrand in 1983.