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Tongue Chair

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:27:58 +0000

Designer: Pierre Paulin

Designed: 1967

The Tongue chair was designed by Pierre Paulin in 1967. It is a perfect lounge chair that imitates the curves of a tongue and has a flowing form. It has no legs or arm-rests, it just is. And, of course, it comes in red. Dimensions: 25.2″ h 33.5″ w seat: 14.2″ h

Little Tulip

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:27:24 +0000

Designer: Pierre Paulin

Designed: 1965

The little tulip is an expressive and comfortable chair designed by Pierre Paulin in 1965. And it is as Pierre says: “A chair should be more than simply functional. It should be friendly, fun and colorful”. It has a chrome base and an upholstered shell that makes it look like a half-opened tulip. The fabric that dresses the sit and back is a soft one as are the colors in which this chair is produced – tulip colors. Dimensions: 29.1″ h 28.3″ w 18.1″ seat height

Ribbon Chair

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:41:00 +0000

Designer: Pierre Paulin

Designed: 1966

The Ribbon chair was designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966 in Paris, on the following principle: “A chair should be more than simply functional. It should be friendly, fun and colorful.” -Pierre Paulin. It is said to be one of the most comfortable chairs ever and it allows you to sit in many positions. This interesting design comes from the Paulin’s background – he studies stone carving and clay modeling. The chair has an inner structure of tubular stainless steel, a fabric upholstery sustained by a wooden structure. Dimensions: 39.4″ w 28.3″ h seat: 15.4″ h and sometimes is acompagnied by an ottoman: 15.75″h 30″ w