Customizable Artifort Tulip Lounge by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in New York, NY
The Tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of flower power
Textile
$4,989 / item
H 37.01 in W 35.04 in D 31.89 in
Customizable Artifort Tulip Lounge with Swivel Base by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in New York, NY
The tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of flower power
Textile
$6,929 / item
H 37.01 in W 35.04 in D 31.89 in
Customizable Artifort Swivel Tulip Lounge with Ottoman by Pierre Paulin
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
The Tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of Flower Power
Textile
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H 29.14 in Dm 43.31 in
Pierre Paulin Flower Shape 8810 Round Dinning Table for Boro Belgium, 1975
By BORO Belgium, Pierre Paulin
Located in The Hague, NL
The Flower organic shape round dinning table designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Boro
Metal
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H 29.14 in W 17.33 in L 29.14 in
Pierre Paulin Organic Flower Shape 8810 Chair for Boro Belgium, 1973
By Pierre Paulin, BORO Belgium
Located in The Hague, NL
The Flower organic shape chair designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Boro 8810 in Belgium
Metal
Pierre Paulin F551 Big Tulip chairs Artifort 1959
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
collectors item. And as if designer Pierre Paulin anticipated the Flower Power era. Its design gives off a
Stainless Steel
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H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1973, Pierre Paulin for Boro Belgium, Very Rare Organic 8810 Flower Chair
By Pierre Paulin, BORO Belgium
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
. :-) Chair #2: Part of a set of three Flower Chairs by Pierre Paulin. Not many of these chairs survived and
Plastic
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H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1973, Pierre Paulin for Boro Belgium, Very Rare Organic 8810 Flower Chair
By Pierre Paulin, BORO Belgium
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
. :-) Chair #2: Part of a set of three Flower Chairs by Pierre Paulin. Not many of these chairs survived and
Plastic
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H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1973, Pierre Paulin for Boro Belgium, Very Rare Organic 8810 Flower Chair
By Pierre Paulin, BORO Belgium
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Pierre Paulin. Not many of these chairs survived and therefore this pair are rare museum quality pieces
Plastic
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H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1973, Pierre Paulin for Boro Belgium, Very Rare Organic 8810 Flower Chair
By Pierre Paulin, BORO Belgium
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
. :-) Chair #1: Part of a set of three Flower Chairs by Pierre Paulin. Not many of these chairs survived and
Plastic
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H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 19.1 in
Stunning Pair of Organic Pierre Paulin 8810 Flower Chairs for Boro Belgium 1973
By BORO Belgium, Pierre Paulin
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
One of the most beautiful organic chairs in ABS plastic by French designer Pierre Paulin and
ABS
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H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
8810 Flower Chair and Table Leg by Pierre Paulin for Boro Belgium, 1973
By BORO Belgium, Pierre Paulin
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
rare and sought after iconic piece of plastic design history. Designed by Pierre Paulin and produced by
Plastic
Little Tulip Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Centreville, VA
designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of Flower Power! The Little Tulip® spreads its half-open petals
Leather
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H 29.93 in W 17.52 in D 18.9 in
Rare Flower Model Chair by Pierre Paulin for Boro, Belgium, 1970s
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This molded chair has the shape of a flower. A design of the famous Pierre Paulin for the company
Plastic
Pierre Paulin 8810 Flower Chair and Table Boro, Beligium, 1970s
By Pierre Paulin, BORO Belgium
Located in London, GB
Pierre Paulin’s collaboration with the Belgium manufacturers Boro produced a stunning example of
Plastic, Wood
Artifort Swivel Tulip Lounge with Ottoman by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in New York, NY
The Tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of Flower Power
Fabric
Artifort Little Tulip Stool Desgined by Pierre Paulin in STOCK
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in New York, NY
The Little Tulip® barstool for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of Flower
Faux Leather
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H 30 in W 27.5 in D 24 in
Pierre Paulin 'Little Tulip' Swivel Chair for Artifort, Netherlands, c. 1965
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic 'Little Tulip' swivel chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands, designed in
Steel
Little Tulip Bar Stool by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Porto, Porto
The little tulip bar stool by Pierre Paulin for Artifort. 1965 The flower-shaped seat gives the
Metal
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H 30.32 in W 26.78 in D 22.84 in
Pair of Pierre Paulin Blue Little Tulip Armchairs, Artifort 1965
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
Aluminum
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H 30.32 in W 26.78 in D 22.84 in
Llittle Tulip Chair Designed By Pierre Paulin For Artifort In 1965
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
Aluminum
1965 Big Tulip Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin, Edited by Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Paris, FR
. Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
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H 37.01 in W 34.26 in D 32.29 in
Pierre Paulin Big Tulip Lounge Chair, Edited by Artifort in 1965
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Paris, FR
White Big Tulip or F545 designed by Pierre Paulin and edited by Artifort. Major piece of design
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H 30.32 in W 26.78 in D 22.84 in
Pierre Paulin Black Little Tulip Armchair, Edited by Artifort in 1965
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
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H 29.93 in W 27.56 in D 23.23 in
Pierre Paulin Red Little Tulip Armchair, Edited by Artifort in 1965
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
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H 29.93 in W 27.56 in D 23.23 in
Pierre Paulin Purple Little Tulip Armchair, Edited by Artifort in 1965
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
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H 29.93 in W 27.56 in D 23.23 in
Pierre Paulin Green Little Tulip Armchair, Edited by Artifort in 1965
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
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H 29.93 in W 28.35 in D 24.81 in
Pair of Pierre Paulin Red Little Tulip Armchairs Edited by Artifort, 1965
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
1965 Big Tulip Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Pierre Paulin, Edited by Artifort
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower blossoming. Like a foretaste of "flower power" from the 1970s
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H 37.8 in W 32.68 in D 32.68 in
1960s Big Tulip Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Pierre Paulin Produced by Artifort
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Rare orange Big Tulip or F551 Lounge Chair with its ottoman designed by Pierre Paulin, edited by
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H 29.53 in W 33.08 in D 29.53 in
Blue Big Tulip Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin Edited by Artifort in 1965
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
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H 14.18 in Dm 39.38 in
1960s Artifort Set with Five Paulin Armchairs and a Kho Liang Ie Coffee Table
By Artifort, Kho Liang Ie, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Tulip purple armchairs designed by Pierre Paulin in 1965. - And a Tulip coffee table designed by Kho
Pierre Paulin Pair of Flower Chairs
By Pierre Paulin
Located in POITIERS, FR
Rare pair of flower chairs by Pierre Paulin for Boro Editor.
Tulip Chairs by Pierre Paulin by Artifort Netherlands, circa 2000
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
tulip meeting and dining chair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of flower
Cotton
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H 36.62 in W 33.47 in D 33.08 in
1965 Big Tulip Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Pierre Paulin, Edited by Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Paris, FR
. Designed in the Netherlands in 1965, the "Tulip" series of Pierre Paulin got inspired by the flower
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
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
$812Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$16,966 / 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
$1,911 / 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
$12,351Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$5,185Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$1,752 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$1,550 / item
H 18 in W 12 in D 12 in
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Arvo Ray, Seth Premo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a powder-coated steel shade and...
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
$6,332 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
$4,000 / item
H 18 in W 60 in D 18 in
Sculptural ICO Bench Series 60 in Natural Walnut by Stamford Modern
By Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
The ICO Bench is a sophisticated reinterpretation of Ico Ponti’s modernism, where architectural form meets modern functionality. Defined by its signature angled legs and subtle metal...
Walnut, Oak
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.