Pierrepaulin

The world-famous Mushroom® (F560) by Pierre Paulin for Artifort is an armchair for all generations. Part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Sensitive yet strong design. Art that is always comfortable. Designer Pierre Paulin distinguished himself with this armchair in the original shape, bright colours and revolutionary manufacturing technique for the time. The idea for the Mushroom® came to Pierre Paulin while he was watching women, shaped and sheathed in their swimming suits. He wanted the same thing for a seat. The inspiration can be found in the beautiful curves as well as in the seamless one-piece elastic fabric. In 1958 Paulin began his research on stretch fabric covers and collaborated with... Altro

The Orange Slice was launched at the Cologne furniture trade fair as the F437 in 1960. Pierre Paulin’s design was immediately a big success. Because demand for the F437 was so great, the Artifort salespeople did not have a showroom model available and they sold the fauteuils with the help of photographs. However, this certainly did not hinder its success. The Orange Slice was to get its name at a later stage, thanks to its resemblance to the slices of an orange. So orange upholstery has always been a favourite and continues to be so to this day. Orange Slice has now been a permanent feature of the Artifort collection for a continuous period of 50 years – an almost unique performance. It has become an icon. Everyone has seen an... Altro