Author: VEDRENNE, ELISABETH
Title: Pierre Paulin
Description: New York : Assouline 2004. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 79 pages; Physical desc. : 79 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 23 cm. Translated from the French by David Wharry. Subject: Paulin. Pierre (1927-) --Furniture --France --History --20th century --Pictorial works. Summary: The popularity enjoyed today by the French furniture designer Pierre Paulin traces its roots back to the Pop era. when Paulin incarnated the Pop aesthetic perfectly in his unique and revolutionary chairs. It was during the early 1960s. when Andy Warhol was exhibiting his controversial Pop Art. and Brigitte Bardot was redefining sexual freedom. that Pierre Paulin designed his non-conformist chairs. changing radically the look of our interiors. Innovative and yet steeped in his times. a joyful modernist. he stages the body. and covers his egg-shaped chairs with mushrooms. oraange slices. flower petals. tongues. cough drops. sea shells. waves. half-open lips. and more. Sexy. playful. exuberantm yet comfortable. his furniture is above all supple and lively. This new entry in the Dis Voir design series presents his work with color images as well as critical texts. Essay by Elisabeth Vedrenne. Interview by Anne Marie Fevre. by Elisabeth Vedrenne.ISBN: 2843235677. Weight in Kg appr.:

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