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Ribbon Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort Netherlands
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Description
Stunning "Ribbon" Chair, designed by the French designer Pierre Paulin in the 60's, produced by Artifort. The sculptural chair is constructed from a wrapped metal frame sitting on lacquered pressed wood base, creating a ribbon-like silhouette. This iconic chair remains in very good vintage condition and we will be restoring it with new upholstery. With applied paper label to underside of base: "Artifort, made in Netherlands"
This Ribbon chair would make a bold statement piece for any contemporary living space.
Original foam in fabric is very good condition.
Dimensions: 26.75”H x 39.25”W
Seat depth: 21.5”
Seat height: 15.5”
If you want to see it or have any questions, text Nicole (619) 300-3551
About the Designer:
Pierre Paulin introduced a fresh breeze into French furniture design in the 1960s and ’70s, fostering a sleek new space-age aesthetic. 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 create environments in the Élysée Palace in Paris.
Paulin was born in Paris to a family of artists and designers. He initially sought to become a ceramist and sculptor and was studying in the town of Vallauris near the Côte d'Azur — a center for pottery making, where Pablo Picasso spent his postwar summers crafting ceramics — but broke his hand in a fight. He enrolled at the École Camondo, the Paris interior design school. There, Paulin was strongly influenced by the work of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Arne Jacobsen, as was reflected in his early creations for the manufacturer Thonet-France. It was at the Dutch firm Artifort, which he joined in 1958, where Paulin blossomed. In a few years, he produced several of his signature designs based on abstract organic shapes. These include the Butterfly chair (1963), which features a tubular steel frame and slung leather, and a group of striking seating pieces made with steel frames covered in polyurethane foam and tight jersey fabric: the Mushroom (1960), Ribbon (1966) and Tongue (1967) chairs.
In 1971, the Mobilier National — a department of France’s Ministry of Culture in charge of furnishing top-tier government offices and embassies — commissioned Paulin to redesign President Georges Pompidou’s private apartment in the Élysée Palace. In three years, Paulin transformed the staid rooms into futuristic environments with curved, fabric-clad walls and furnishings such as bookcases made from an arrangement of smoked-glass U shapes, flower-like pedestal chairs and pumpkin-esque loungers. Ten years later, the Mobilier National called on Paulin again, this time to furnish the private office of President François Mitterand. Paulin responded with an angular, postmodern take on neoclassical furniture, pieces that looked surprisingly at home in the paneled, Savonnerie-carpeted Louis XVI rooms. As those two Élysée Palace projects show, Paulin furniture works well both in a total decor or when used as a counterpoint to traditional pieces. You will see on 1stDibs that Pierre Paulin’s creations have a unique personality: bright and playful yet sophisticated and suave. -
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Documentation: Makers Label/Invoice Notes: by Artifort Origin: France Period: 1950-1979 Materials: Upholstery Condition: Good. very good vintage condition Creation Date: 1960s Styles / Movements: Modern, Mid Century Incollect Reference #: 652138 -
Dimensions
W. 39.25 in; H. 26.75 in; D. 21.5 in; W. 99.7 cm; H. 67.95 cm; D. 54.61 cm; Seat H. 15.5 in; Seat H. 39.37 cm;
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FURNITURE SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL ART, YOUR HOME SHOULD BE THE PERFECT RETREAT. Hobbs Modern is the premier mid century modern furniture dealer in San Diego, CA. We hand-select and curate each piece of our inventory which represents the iconic and exemplary Danish, American, and Brazilian vintage modern design with a relentless pursuit of restoration perfection and historical accuracy. Our passion is to breathe new life into vintage pieces. We ship nationwide.
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