Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair Artifort
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The F444 chair by Pierre Paulin is a true design classic. With its metal frame and saddle leather
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair Artifort
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The F444 chair by Pierre Paulin is a true design classic. With its metal frame and saddle leather
Metal
$17,596 / set
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 29.53 in
Set of 2 Model F444 Lounge Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning set of 2 model "F444" Chairs. This model is designed by the famous French designer Pierre
Steel
$17,596 / set
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 29.53 in
Set of 2 Model F444 Lounge Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning set of 2 model "F444" Chairs. This model is designed by the famous French designer Pierre
Steel
$2,850
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 29.93 in
Pierre Paulin F-444 Lounge Chair by Artifort, 1960s — Mesh Seat
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Dronten, NL
A striking example of mid-century innovation, this F-444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
Steel
Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautifully patinated F444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin. Pierre Paulin designed this lounge in the
Chrome
'F444' Leather lounge chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Brussels, BE
Iconic F444 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin A true design classic. The F444 lounge chair is a
Stainless Steel
$3,850
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 29.93 in
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair in Black Leather – All Original, Vintage
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Dronten, NL
A true design classic, this vintage F444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort embodies the
Steel
Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair for Artifort Netherlands 1963
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This stunning and original F444 lounge chair, designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by
Stainless Steel
Pierre Paulin, Lounge Chair, Metal, Leather, Netherlands, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin
Located in High Point, NC
A brown leather and metal "F-444" lounge chair designed by Pierre Paulin and produced by Artifort
Metal
$16,961 / set
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 29.53 in
1960 Pair of Armchairs by Pierre Paulin model F444 for Artiflort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original pair of model F444 lounge chairs designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort in
Metal
Rare Artifort F444 Chair by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Voorburg, NL
Highly rare edition of the Pierre Paulin 'F-444' lounge chair Rare and quite unique example of the
Stainless Steel
Pair of F-444 Lounge Chairs by Pierre Paulin
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Stunning pair of beautifully patinated F-444 chairs designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1963
Chrome
Pierre Paulin Pair of F444 Lounge Chairs Artifort, 1963
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a spectactular pair of F444 chairs designed by the French designer Pierre Paulin (1927
Stainless Steel
Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair Artifort 1963, 1st edition
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This exquisite example of the iconic of F444 lounge chair, designed by Pierre Paulin and produced
Canvas, Wood
Pierre Paulin F-444 Lounge Chair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) for Artiford #F-444 lounge chair Netherlands, 1990s. Sea height: 13.5
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 38.19 in W 32.29 in L 38.19 in
Pierre Paulin Easy Chair Model F-444 Produced by Artifort in Netherlands
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare easy chair model F-444 designed by Pierre Paulin. Produced by Artifort in Netherlands.
Steel
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H 38.19 in W 32.29 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Modern F-444 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mid-Century Modern F-444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s. Original leather
Chrome
Pierre Paulin F444 Artifort Lounge Chair
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sturdy, massive and comfortable lounge chair. Complete original chair both saddle leather and
Pierre Paulin F444 Artifort Lounge Chair
By Pierre Poulin, Artifort
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sturdy, massive and comfortable lounge chair. Very good original condition. Signed with Artifort
Metal
F444 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin, 1963
By Pierre Paulin
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
The *F444* lounge chair, a first-generation model designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1963
Leather
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H 38.19 in W 33.08 in D 27.56 in
F 444 Designed by Pierre Paulin for the Dutch Manufacturer Artifort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Dronten, NL
Model F 444, designed 1963 for the Dutch manufacturer Artifort. This example is in immaculate
Leather
1960s Pierre Paulin for Artifort Leather F444 Lounge Chair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lounge armchair type F444 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort from the 1960s. Classic Mid-Century Modern
Leather
Pierre Paulin F444 Leather and Chrome Lounge Chair
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair for Artifort, 1962, Netherlands. Modern cantilevered
Chrome
Original Black Leather Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in BE
Beautifully patinated F444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin. Pierre Paulin designed this lounge in the
Metal
Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chairs pair Artifort 1963
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning and original pair of F444 lounge chairs designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by
Steel, Stainless Steel
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair for Artifort, 1963
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic lounge chair designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Holland, 1963. This early example has a
Steel
Pierre Paulin Lounge Chair, Model F444 for Artifort, circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Pierre Paulin lounge chair, Model F444 for Artifort, circa 1960. Original leather with fantastic
Leather
Pair of Pierre Paulin F444 Leather and Steel Chairs for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in NYC, NY
Pair of black leather & stainless steel lounge chairs by French designer Pierre Paulin. Model F
Steel
Rare Pierre Paulin Lounge Chair, Model F444 for Artifort, circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Rare Pierre Paulin lounge chair, Model F444 for Artifort, circa 1960. Original brown leather with
Leather
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H 38.19 in W 33.08 in D 29.53 in
Pierre Paulin "F444" Lounge Chair in Natural Leather for Artifort, 1960s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Introducing the iconic "F444" lounge chair, designed by the legendary Pierre Paulin for Artifort in
Metal, Steel
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H 38.59 in W 32.09 in D 27.56 in
First Edition Leather F444 Cantilever Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Izegem, VWV
Fantastic aesthetically pleasing cantilever lounge chair designed by the famous Pierre Paulin
Steel
Pierre Paulin Lounge Chair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Paulin for Artifort lounge chair F444.
Pierre Paulin F444 Leather and Steel Chair for Artifort
Located in Chicago, IL
Brown leather with wonderful patina and steel chair for Artifort designed by Pierre Paulin. Pierre
Steel
F444 Chair by Pierre Paulin, NL, 1962
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Austin, TX
Model F444 lounge chair by Pierre Paulin, for Artefort. Manufactured with cantilevered design of
Chrome
Pierre Paulin's F-444 Easy Chair in Patinated Cognac Leather
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Paulin for Artifort, F-444 easy chair, metal and cognac leather, the Netherlands, circa 1962
Steel
Model F444 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning model "F444" Chair. This comfortable model is designed by the famous French designer
Steel
Sold
H 38.19 in W 32.68 in D 29.53 in
Pair of Pierre Paulin's F-444 Easy Chair in Patinated Cognac Leather
By Artifort
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Paulin for Artifort, pair of F-444 easy chairs, metal and cognac leather, the Netherlands
Metal
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H 38.19 in W 32.29 in D 29.53 in
Original Black Leather Pierre Paulin F-444 Easy Chair by Artifort, 1962
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Utrecht, NL
Iconic Pierre Paulin F-444 easy chair in original black saddle leather with cantilevered chrome
Steel
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair Artifort, 1963
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a super patined F444 designed by the French designer Pierre Paulin (1927-2009
Metal
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair Natural Artifort, 1963
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning original F444 lounge chair designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort, Holland
Stainless Steel
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H 38.19 in W 32.29 in D 27.56 in
Pierre Paulin F444 Leather Lounge Chair Artifort, Holland, 1970s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Paulin; F444; Lounge Chair; Artifort; 1970s; Netherlands; Holland; Cognac; Leather; Metal
Metal
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H 38.19 in W 31.89 in D 29.14 in
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair for Artifort, The Netherlands, 1963
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Sturdy and massive F444 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort Paulin made this final design
Steel
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H 38.19 in W 32.29 in D 28.35 in
Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair in Natural Leather Artifort, 1963
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning and fully original F444 lounge chair designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured in Holland
Steel, Stainless Steel
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H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 28.75 in
Stunning Original Saddle Leather Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair for Artifort
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
F444 lounge chair designed by Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) for Artifort in 1963 First edition F444
Steel
Artifort F444 in Natural Leather by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in New York, NY
The F444 is Pierre Paulin’s design icon and dates back to 1963. It is one of the most
Leather
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H 38.78 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
1963, Pierre Paulin, Lounge Chair 444 for Artifort in Black Leather
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
F444 in black leather. The chair is good condition with beautiful leather, but has some traces of
Steel
A Pair of 'F 444' Chairs.
Located in London, GB
An Extremely Good Pair of Fauteuil 444's by Pierre Paulin
Steel
Pierre Paulin “F444” Chair For Artifort, Netherlands 1960
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Wilnis, UT
This iconic lounge chair, model “F444”, was designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort
Metal
Pierre Paulin F 444 Lounge
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rarely seen original F444 lounge by Pierre Paulin for Artifort. Saddle leather sling seat wrapped
Chrome, Steel
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H 38.59 in W 32.29 in D 31.5 in
Pierre Paulin F 444 Lounge Chair in Brown Saddle Leather for Artifort, 1962
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Original Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair in brown / cognac leather, 1960s. It’s one of Paulin's
Metal, Chrome
F444 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort Lounge Chair
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Rare lounge chair 'F444' by Pierre Paulin. Manufacturer by Artifort. White painted steel and gray
Steel
Leather Artifort F444, Pierre Paulin Lounge Chair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Artifort F444, Pierre Paulin lounge chair. Pierre Paulin designed this chair in 1963 for Artifort
Stainless Steel
Original Pierre Paulin F444 Leather And Steel Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
This chair is from the home of David Bowie
Steel
Pierre Paulin Pair Of Lounge Chairs F444
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of seat F444 designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1963. The chromed metal frames are in
Stainless Steel
F444 Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Rare lounge chair 'F444' by Pierre Paulin. Manufacturer by Artifort. Chrome frame and original
F444 Lounge Chairs by Pierre Paulin, Edited for Artifort, 1963
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Paris, FR
The F444 is one of the design icons of Pierre Paulin. From 1963, the F444 - more famous in the
Sold
H 37.8 in W 32.29 in D 31.5 in
Early Pierre Paulin F444 Lounge Chair in Leather for Artifort, 1960
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Castenray, NL
Very early Pierre Paulin lounge chair in cognac leather for Artifort, in a good original condition
Stainless Steel
Pierre Paulin Brown Leather F444 for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
Pierre Paulin designed this chair in 1963 for Artifort. This chair has been produced circa 1965
Chrome
Pierre Paulin F444 Sofa Fort Artifort, Netherlands, 1960
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Wilnis, UT
Lounge chair model "F444", designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort in the
Metal, Chrome
Pierre Paulin F444 in Cognac Leather for Artifort, 1963
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, NL
which makes this chair even nicer, this original first edition F444 is unique because of this. The
Chrome
Pierre Paulin F444 in Natural Leather, the Netherlands, 1963
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
and stained by age and usage which makes this chair even nicer, this original first edition F444 is
Leather
Sold
H 38.19 in W 32.68 in D 28.35 in
original 70's f444 Pierre Paulin natural leather in topcondition
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
This F444 of Pierre Paulin has been bought in 1970. The chair has no damages in the leather and has
Pierre Paulin “F444” Chair For Artifort, Netherlands 1960
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Wilnis, UT
This iconic lounge chair, model “F444”, was designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort
Metal
Pierre Paulin Artifort F444 Artifort in Brown Leather Chair, 1965
By Pierre Paulin
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
Pierre Paulin Artifort F444 Artifort. Designed in 1965. This chair is also from that period. The
Leather
Sold
H 31.5 in W 32.29 in D 37.8 in
F444 Pierre Paulin Saddle Leather Lounge Chair for Artifort, Original 1969
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Original Pierre Paulin F444 lounge chair. A beautiful piece. The F444, later also known as F644, is
Chrome, Metal
Pierre Paulin F444 Artifort Original Black Leather, 1963
By Pierre Paulin
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
The F444 designed in 1963 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort. Bent and chrome-plated iron frame, linking
Steel
$12,900 / set
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 6
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of six. The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair design and of Cassina’s master...
Rope, Ash
$16,610 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$3,969 / item
H 28.35 in W 40.16 in D 34.65 in
"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...
Bouclé
Coffee Table by Mario Marenco for Mobilgirgi, Italy 1970s
By Mario Marenco
Located in Roma, IT
Coffee Table by Mario Marenco for Mobilgirgi, Italy 1970s. Cm 32,00 x 87,00 x 87,00. Walnut Wood. Good conditions!
Walnut
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
$6,082
H 28.35 in W 70.08 in D 38.59 in
Le Bambole sofa in velvet By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Le Bambole sofa in coral/pink coloured velvet designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. This beautiful edition is reupholstered in a high quality cotton velve...
Velvet
$2,230 / set
H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 8.86 in
Pair of Modern Solid Brass Sconces in the Style of Hans Agne Jakobsson, EL135
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modern Italian wall lights in the taste of Hans Agne Jakobsson's work. Structure and cup in solid brass and frosted glass disc. Excellent condition (modern creation), quantity on req...
Brass
$7,583 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Ondamarmo Vulcano Onyx Matte Polished Side Table
Located in AVENZA CARRARA, IT
The Ondamarmo series by Federica Elmo includes 6 objects: The extra large dining table, two smaller size tables, three shelves, and a tray designed as an evolution of the shapes of t...
Onyx
Organic Shaped Modern Coffee Table by Last Workshop, Walnut
By Last Workshop
Located in Chicago, IL
Organic shaped coffee table by Last Workshop, 2023 Solid walnut wood finish. IN STOCK: 1 If not in stock, current production: 6-7 weeks 58"L x 32" x 15"H Walnut finish. Customers ...
Hardwood, Walnut
$1,871 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
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 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. 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.
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. His creations have a unique personality: bright and playful yet sophisticated and suave.
Find vintage Pierre Paulin lounge chairs, armchairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.