Born in 1927 in Paris, France. From 1954 onwards, he started producing furniture through France’s Thonet company and Holland’s Artifort. In 1965, he introduced the world to the chairs that would define his work: the “Ribbon Chair,” which was praised for its molded and comfortable design, and the “Tongue Chair,” which as its name suggests is reminiscent of a tongue. He was selected as one of the designers for the French pavilion at the 1970 Osaka World Fair, and caused a stir with his tricolor “Amphis” sofa. He has been the recipient of a number of prizes, including the 1987 International Industrial Design Award and England’s Royal Designer for Industry Award in 2009. In 2008, his “Design and Power” exhibition was held at Galerie des Gobelins in Paris, while the “Pierre Paulin Supermoderne” exhibition was held at Belgium’s Grand-Hornu – Musee des Arts Contemporains. Items designed by Pierre Paulin have continued being produced over the past 60 years, with his representative works being icons in the design world and added to museum collections around the world, including the Pompidou Centre in Paris and New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Pierre Paulin passed away in 2009.
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