Ribbon Chair

Vintage Ribbon Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort - 1960s

A beautiful example of applied art. The Ribbon® is a completely upholstered design by Pierre Paulin from 1966 and a professional, innovative vision on the well-known Ribbon® form. Metal frame with horizontal springs, covered with foam and stretch fabric. A lacquered pressed-wood pedestal.

Ribbon Chair

Ribbon Chair is an armchair signed by the great designer Pierre Paulin for the Artifort brand. A classic of international design for more than 50 years.

Designed way back in 1966, the Ribbon Chair still attracts grants to its timeless charm. A ribbon of fabric folds to follow the shape of the body and hug comfortably. The ribbon is equipped with a metal frame with horizontal springs covered with foam rubber and stretch fabric, while the base structure is in pressed wood lacquered in different shades. The ribbon is exhibited at the 'National Gallery of Victoria' in Melbourne and at the ' Museum of Modern Art 'in NewYork.

Designer :  Pierre Paulin

Pierre Paulin (1927) made a considerable impression with a contemporary shell fauteuil, at an international furniture show organised by Kho Liang le. Shortly after the show, he became a freelance designer for Artifort. This marked the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration. What makes his designs so distinctive is their striking sculptural shape, which earned Paulin many prizes worldwide. His work remains timeless and progressive even today. This is not form for form’s sake but applied design. With comfort as the constant starting-point. Artifort still includes many of Paulin’s designs dating from the nineteen-sixties and seventies in its permanent collection. His work can be admired in museums throughout the world. Apart from furniture, he also designed interiors for the French presidents Pompidou and Mitterrand in the Elysée Palace in Paris. Pierre Paulin died on 13 June 2009 in a hospital in Montpellier (France). The French president Sarkozy honoured him as "the man who made design an art". In November 2009, Paulin was posthumously awarded the distinction of "Royal Designer for Industry" (RDI).