Olivier Mourgue Furniture
French, b. 1939
With its undulating, futuristic and playful form, it’s easy to see why filmmaker Stanley Kubrick chose to use Olivier Mourgue’s iconic Djinn chair in his 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. But the French artist and industrial designer is known for much more than the Space Age Djinn. From his whimsical Flower floor lamps to his anthropomorphic Bouloum chair, Mourgue is renowned as an important contributor to the 1960s Pop art era of modern furniture design.
Born in Paris in 1939, Mourgue grew up in an apartment filled with Empire-style antique furniture, which he derided as having “nothing to do with life.” He later studied art at Paris’s École Boulle, graduating in 1958. He then attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs.
In 1959, his former teacher at École Boulle, Marcel Merpillat, encouraged him to present a chair he designed at a competition hosted by furniture manufacturer Airborne. Airborne founder Charles Bernard was impressed by Mourgue’s design, which featured a leather-upholstered seat attached to a chrome steel frame; it was produced by the company under the name the Joker. Mourgue designed several other mid-century modern pieces for Airborne throughout the 1960s, including the Whist chaise longue, the rotund Montreal chair, the unique Cubique chair and the Djinn series, which first appeared in 1964.
In addition to Airborne, Mourgue has designed for furniture manufacturers such as Disderot and Prisunic, and collaborated with British architect and designer Sir Norman Foster and Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa.
Mourgue worked for Le Mobilier National to design the French Pavilion for Montreal’s Expo ‘67. In 1968, he received the International Design Award from the Institute of Interior Designers in New York for the Djinn lounge chair. He also exhibited several of his works at Expo ‘70 in Osaka, Japan.
Today, Mourgue’s pieces are part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Olivier Mourgue seating, lighting and more.
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Creator: Olivier Mourgue
Dealer: 20th Century Marks
Djinn Chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Airborne International, Olivier Mourgue
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An original Djinn chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborrne, now freshly recovered in alpaca.
A classic space age design with a twist, originally seen in red jersey on the set of 2001 a...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Olivier Mourgue Furniture
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Pair of Djinn Chairs and Footstools by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue, Airborne International
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An original pair of Djinn chairs and footstools by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne, as seen in 2001 a space odyssey, freshly reupholsterd in Knoll Stretch fabric.
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Olivier Mourgue Furniture
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Djinn Chaise by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An original chaise frame from Olivier Mourgue for Airborne in France, rewebbed, refoamed and recovered in Knoll international fabric, which all comply with current fire safety regula...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Furniture
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Two-Seat Djinn Sofa by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Another classic piece by Mourgue, this one a two seat sofa, completely reupholstered including foam webbing and fabric, and the fabric used is top quality 'Stretch' by Knoll.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Furniture
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This epic set of modernism from the Mid-20th Century is as beautiful as it is comfortable and will surely become a delightful piece of furniture in your home.
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This “Djinn” set is in perfect condition, after fully renovation process, has new stripes, foam and was reupholstered in luxurious woolen fabric from Belgium.
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Width 70 cm / 27.56 in.
Depth 76.2 cm / 30 in.
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Seat Height 67 cm / 26.37 in.
39.37 cm / 15.5 in.
Ottoman dimensions:
Width 72 cm / 28.34 in.
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Olivier Mourgue (French, born 1939) is a French artist and industrial designer. Best known for his design of the Djinn line of furniture, Mourgue's aesthetic is characterized by brightly colored jersey fabric stretched over structural steel frames that are filled with polyether foam, creating a unified, futuristic, alien-like modular form. Born in Paris, France in 1939, he began his career with an innovative design for a chaise lounge in 1964, after which he expanded his original furniture line to include loveseats, stools, and anthropomorphic chairs. Despite also producing paintings and drawings, his career was ultimately dedicated to industrial design, and provided a quintessential aesthetic of 1960s Modernist furniture...
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Djinn Chair and Ottoman by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An original dinn chair and ottoman, freshly reupholstered in red Jersey.
An iconic piece, as chosen by Stanley Kubric for 2001 a Space Odysee.
Dimensions of chair are shown on th...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Furniture
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Steel
Djinn Chaise by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An totally recovered Djinn chaise and original frame, covered red stretch Jersey.
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Steel
Olivier Mourgue furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Olivier Mourgue furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Olivier Mourgue furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 35 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 8 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Olivier Mourgue were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Airborne, André Sornay, and Joseph-André Motte. Prices for Olivier Mourgue furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $943 and can go as high as $16,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,450.
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