Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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
Green space age Djinn lounge chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne 1964
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Djinn lounge chair designed by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne. The iconic Lounge chair was designed in 1964 and the Djinn series became a hallmark of Mourgue’s work. It was used in the...
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1960s French Space Age Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Rare Original Djinn Chair and Ottoman by Olivier Mourgue, France, 1960s
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Rare original Djinn chair and ottoman by Olivier Mourgue, France, manufactured by Airborne International, circa 1965. Early edition newly upholstered in high quality wool Lelievre La...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Metal
‘Djinn’ Easy Chairs and Ottoman by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
'Djinn' easy chair and ottoman by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne International, France, 1964-1965. Made of a tubular steel frame with rubber singles, foam and woolen fabric. The set is after fully renovation with the original specifications with use of the highest quality foam and rubber. It is again upholstered in a luxurious woolen "plush" fabric from Belgium. The chair stands on stainless steel slides to protect the chair and fabric. In excellent condition.
Both are original pieces from the 1960s. This set is the same as the red chairs used in the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick. Those pieces are a part of Center de Pompidou and the New York's MoMA collection.
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.
Condition:
This “Djinn” set is in perfect condition, after fully renovation process, has new stripes, foam and was reupholstered in luxurious woolen fabric from Belgium.
Chair dimensions:
Width 70 cm / 27.56 in.
Depth 76.2 cm / 30 in.
Height
Seat Height 67 cm / 26.37 in.
39.37 cm / 15.5 in.
Ottoman dimensions:
Width 72 cm / 28.34 in.
Depth 58 / 22.83 in.
Height 40 cm / 15.74 in.
About the Designer:
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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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Metal
Djinn' chaise longue by Oliver Mourgue
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in New York, NY
A true icon of futuristic design, the Djinn chaise longue embodies the optimism and fluidity of the Space Age. Designed in France by Olivier Mourgue and p...
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1960s French Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Upholstery
20th Century, Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chair mod. Tjinn
By Airborne International, Olivier Mourgue
Located in Turin, Turin
Olivier Mourgue 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 ...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Iron
Olivier Mourgue Bouloum Fabric Lounge Chair, 1970s France
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek chaise lounge chair by Olivier Mourgue. Made in France, 1970s. Black fabric in good vintage condition with some light fading. Presents extremely well. Great piece of usable art...
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Djinn Armchair and Ottoman by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Iconic Djinn armchair and ottman designed by Olivier Mourgue for French company Airborne. Tubular steel frame and original fabric. Imported from Denmark. Needs upholstery. Ottoman me...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Fabric
Djinn Chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is an original Djinn chair, as seen in 2001 a Space Odysee, the frame has been rewebbed, refoamed to current fire safety regulations and recovered in a top quality red stretch f...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Steel
Pair of French Lounge Chairs by Olivier Mourgue
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Casual and chic compared to the more formal Barcelona chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe, this pair of lounge chairs by French designer Olivier Mourgue was dubbed as "joker" chair for its s...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Stainless Steel
$5,000 / set
Olivier Mourgue Fiberglass Lounge Chair, 1971 France
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural fiberglass lounge chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne. Made in 1971, France. Good vintage condition with wear as shown. Cool piece of art for indoors or outside by...
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1970s French Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Olivier Mourgue Joker Leather Armchair
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Olivier Mourgue leather chair edited by Airborne in the 1960's, model " Joker "
Chrome steel base with straps and original leather cushion
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Chrome
$1,950 Sale Price
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Djinn Chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
By Olivier Mourgue, Airborne International
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 Lounge Chairs
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Steel
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 Lounge Chairs
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Steel
Original Olivier Mourgue Fiberglass Bouloum Lounge Chair
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in New York, NY
Iconic “Bouloum” chase lounge designed by Olivier Mourgue., a French industrial designer . This fiberglass sculptural lounge has a human body shape and said to be named after a chil...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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'Djinn Armchair and Footstool' by Olivier Mourgue, c. 1965
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in London, England
For Airborne, France
From the iconic seating designs by Olivier Mourgue featured in Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' in 1968.
Steel frame padded in foam and re-covered in tu...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Stainless Steel
Mid Century Lounge Chair for Airborne International, Belgium
By Olivier Mourgue, Airborne International
Located in Voorburg, NL
A rare high backed version of a Belgium Lounge chair with heavily chromed steel frame and upholstered in black faux leather. The chair is numbered, we don't know the manufacturer. De...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Chrome
Iconic 'Cubique' Chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne International, 1968
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Voorburg, NL
Iconic 'Cubique' chair designed by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne International, France 1968. The chair has a chromed tubular steel construction supporting a wire frame upholstered in ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Low-Back Lounge Chair in Chrome, Belgium
By Olivier Mourgue, Airborne International
Located in Voorburg, NL
A rare low backed version of a Mid century Lounge chair with heavily chromed steel frame and upholstered in black faux leather. The chair is numbered. Designed, circa 1975 in Belgium...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Chrome, Steel
Whist Lounge Chairs by Olivier Mourgue, France, 1964
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Whist lounge chairs designed in 1964 by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne, France. Chrome-plated and lacquered steel structure and original corduroy upholstery.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivier Mourgue Lounge Chairs
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Metal, Steel
$2,731 / item
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Olivier Mourgue lounge chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Olivier Mourgue lounge chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Olivier Mourgue lounge chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lounge chairs 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 lounge chairs by Pierre Guariche, Ligne Roset, and Airborne. Prices for Olivier Mourgue lounge chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,950 and can go as high as $12,208, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,740.