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Moulin Lounge
Design by Pierre Paulin
The 1958 Moulin chair family were some of Paulin’s first commercial pieces exploring Mid-Century Modern aesthetics. In 2023 Artifort is enriching the Moulin chair family with the introduction of model CM190: Moulin Lounge.
Moulin Lounge is an elegantly minimalist armchair combined with modern comfort. It is recognisable by its slender steel frame connecting the shell of the seat, the backrest and the optional armrests. The upholstered parts have an organic shape reminiscent of a wave, with a curved seat, backrest and armrests that flow seamlessly into each other.Creator: Artifort (Manufacturer),Pierre Paulin (Designer)Dimensions: Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Width: 31.11 in (79 cm)Depth: 27.56 in (70 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Materials and Techniques: FabricPlace of Origin: NetherlandsPeriod: 2010-Date of Manufacture: 2023Condition: ExcellentSeller Location: New York, NYReference Number: Seller: 2190511stDibs: LU3203137211172Shop All Pierre Paulin
Pierre Paulin
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 chairs, sofas, dining tables and other 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 lyse 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 Cte 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 cole 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. The revered designer not only introduced new construction techniques to Artifort furniture but contributed fresh materials, Pop artcolors and dazzling shapes to themid-century modern era as a whole.
In 1971, the Mobilier National a department of Frances Ministry of Culture in charge of furnishing top-tier government offices and embassies commissioned Paulin to redesign President Georges Pompidous private apartment in the lyse 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 Franois 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 lyse Palace projects show, Paulin furniture works well both in a total decor or when used as a counterpoint to traditional pieces. His creations have a unique personality: bright and playful yet sophisticated and suave.
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Artifort
The sterling reputation that Artifort enjoys isnt limited to the innovative upholstery and fluid, organic shapes for which its products are widely known the legendary Dutch brands vintage seating and other furniture is also celebrated for its embodiment of functionality, comfort and quality. These are among the principles that underpin the philosophy toward modern furniture design at Artifort, which has been at the crossroads of furniture and art for over 125 years.
Prior to 1928, the year Artifort officially became a brand, Jules Wagemans had a small upholstery business in Maastricht, the Netherlands. After setting up in 1890, his son, Henricus Wagemans, broadened the scope of the company to include furniture production. By the end of the 1920s, their showroom in Amsterdam had made them a recognizable brand across the Netherlands.
Then named H. Wagemans Van Tuien, the company changed its name to Artifort after the economic recession. Artifort came from two Latin words meaning art and strong a perfect description for the style of each design and the manufacturers intention to create sturdy furnishings. Artiforts reputation for durable armchairs and sofas endures, and vintage editions of this seating are now family heirlooms in many homes.
Artifort became a magnet for high-profile and up-and-coming designers alike. Many furniture designers careers began thanks to collaborations with Artifort, such as Dutch industrial and jewelry designer Gijs Bakker and Indonesian-born designer Kho Liang Ie. Also known for designing the interiors at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport, Kho Liang Ie was an aesthetic consultant at Artifort and used his expertise to turn the company into a world-class brand. Perhaps his largest contribution, however, was attracting the talents of French furniture and interior designer Pierre Paulin and English furniture designer Geoffrey D. Harcourt.
Paulins bright and colorful lounge chairs, such as his Orange Slice chair and Mushroom chair, are still central to the Artifort identity. The revered designer not only introduced new construction techniques to Artifort furniture, but contributed fresh materials, Pop art colors and dazzling shapes to the mid-century modern era as a whole, while Harcourt deserves credit for popularizing Artifort internationally and extending their reach into foreign markets.
Another talent boom in the 1990s at Artifort yielded collaborations with Jasper Morrison, Wolfgang Mezger and Ren Holten. Iranian designer Khodi Feiz was named art director in 2014 and has continued the tradition of recruiting top designers such as Claesson Koivisto Rune, Ilse Crawford and Luca Nichetto.
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