This exhibition was a homage to the talent of one of the most important French designers of the mid-20th century. This is a presentation of a real exhibition organized by Didier Méron and Guillaume de Casson at the Galerie Alain Gutharc in Paris from June 15 to July 29 2000.
 | Designed in 1952
Manufacturer : Meubles T.V. 1954
This model announces the 'Ribbon Chair'. A simple ring of leather on a steel structure. |
In 1952, Pierre Paulin's first designs caught the attention at the Thonet firm through which he discovered and mastered new materials in the manner of the American designers Eames, Saarinen and Bertoia. It is only in 1956, after responding to harry Wagemans'invitation to join Artifort, that Paulin found the means and the support he needed to realize the production of his designs. In his concern for simplicity and refusal of any lyrical effect, his designs were given numbers. His innovate productions anticipated social revolutions through the lifestyles they encouraged. At the end of the 1960's, Paulin benefited from a close collaboration with the talented and inventive artisans of the new atelier of research and creation from "le Mobilier National", which coincided with the renovation of the Denon wing of the Musée du Louvre, the renovation of the private apartments of the President Georges Pompidou at the Elysée and lastly the creation of furniture for the Presidential Office of François Mitterrand in 1983. Although these prestigious commissions contributed to his renown, other designs, however, permitted the public to discover the comfort of modern living. These are the designs which we have decided to present at the gallery, a place that draws them closer to the sculptural works that in essence, they are. At once sculptural and rigorously functional, they're studied forms cradle the body in perfect harmony. A man of the future, Paulin scattered his path with poetic objects that were ahead of their time and whose rediscovery more than 30 years later inspire admiration.
n° 553 - Designed in 1959 - Manufacturer : Artifort 1963 It is one of the first models that Pierre Paulin made for the company Artifort. This model, created in 1959, uses the new techniques for the upholstery in Pirelli foam - the gomma piuma Pirelli - with prefabricated covers attached by a pneumatic staples. The wooden shell had to be manufactured using a huge apple press found in an old brewery that Artifort purchased. The shell, in moulded laminated wood, pivots on a foot in the form of a tulip.
n° 444 - 1963
10 years after the leather ring, Paulin comes back to it with two leather chairs, n° 444 and n° 675.
n° 675 - 1963
n° 675 is made out of two separate leather strings, one for the seat and one for the backrest, attached to a very thin metal structure composed of triangular elements resting on a rectangular element.
'Bureau de dame' (Lady's desk) 1961
A very elegant creation that combines fonctional tradition and modern lines.
This chair is a variation of the 'Tongue' chair.
n° 582 - 'Ribbon Chair' - Designed in 1965 - Manufacturer : Artifort 1966 Beautiful sculpture, the 'Ribbon Chair' won the Chicago Design Award in 1968.This one is the 'Tiger' version with a fabric designed by Jack Lenor Larsen.
n° 261 - 1968
'ABCD' The 261 series is composed of elements of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more seats. It was created originally for hotels, based on the eggbox model in order to provide side-by-side sociability. This sofa is mounted on casters and existed in single-coloured, two-coloured and three-coloured versions. It is made of three strips of foam mounted on a steel base.
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- 'Elysée' Chair - 1971 - Manufacturer : Alpha International
- This easy chair was designed for President Pompidou's living room at the Palais de l'Elysée in Paris.
- Views of the exhibition at the Alain Gutharc gallery in Paris
Galerie Alain Gutharc
47, rue de Lappe
75011 Paris
France
- For any inquiries, please contact D. Méron and G. de Casson
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- Tel. : +33 (0) 6 09 12 52 66
- Email:
didier.meron@wanadoo.fr
- Website:
http://www.didier-meron.fr
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