Pierre Paulin T878 coffee table for Artifort

Pierre Paulin designed te important lounge chair model F678 for Artifort in 1965. Together with this epic fauteuil he designed the T878 coffee table. Also called Spider. This is timeless design on the highest level. This original coffee table is in good condition consistent with age and use.
Pierre Paulin (1927) impressed in the sixties with a contemporary shell armchair during an international furniture show organized by Kho Liang le. Soon after the show, he became freelance designer for Artifort. His designs are distinguished by the striking sculptural design. Paulin won many awards worldwide. His work appears to be timeless and modern and progressive to this day. Not shape for the sake of shape, but applied design. From the mid-1950s he designed chairs for Thonet and Artifort (1958 – 1970), among others. The motto in all his designs for seating furniture was: “An armchair should protect the sitter.” Artifort still carries many of his designs from the 1960s and 1970s in the current permanent collection. Paulin’s work can be seen in museums around the world. In addition to furniture, he also designed the interiors of the French presidents Pompidou and Mitterand in the Elysée Palace in Paris. On June 13, 2009, Pierre Paulin passed away in a hospital in Montpellier (France). French President Sarkozy spoke of him as “he who turned design into art”. In November 2009, Paulin was posthumously awarded the British Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) award.