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Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

French, 1927-2009

Pierre Paulin introduced a fresh breeze into French furniture design in the 1960s and ’70s, fostering a sleek new Space-Age aesthetic. Along with Olivier Mourgue, Paulin developed chairs, sofas, dining tables and other furnishings with flowing lines and almost surreal naturalistic forms. And his work became such a byword for chic, forward-looking design and emerging technologies that two French presidents commissioned him to create environments in the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Paulin was born in Paris to a family of artists and designers. He initially sought to become a ceramist and sculptor and was studying in the town of Vallauris near the Côte d'Azur — a center for pottery making, where Pablo Picasso spent his postwar summers crafting ceramics — but broke his hand in a fight. He enrolled at the École Camondo, the Paris interior design school. There, Paulin was strongly influenced by the work of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Arne Jacobsen, as was reflected in his early creations for the manufacturer Thonet-France.

It was at the Dutch firm Artifort, which he joined in 1958, where Paulin blossomed. In a few years, he produced several of his signature designs based on abstract organic shapes. These include the Butterfly chair (1963), which features a tubular steel frame and slung leather, and a group of striking seating pieces made with steel frames covered in polyurethane foam and tight jersey fabric: the Mushroom (1960), Ribbon (1966) and Tongue (1967) chairs. The revered designer not only introduced new construction techniques to Artifort furniture but contributed fresh materials, Pop art colors and dazzling shapes to the mid-century modern era as a whole.

In 1971, the Mobilier National — a department of France’s Ministry of Culture in charge of furnishing top-tier government offices and embassies — commissioned Paulin to redesign President Georges Pompidou’s private apartment in the Élysée Palace. In three years, Paulin transformed the staid rooms into futuristic environments with curved, fabric-clad walls and furnishings such as bookcases made from an arrangement of smoked-glass U shapes, flower-like pedestal chairs and pumpkin-esque loungers.

Ten years later, the Mobilier National called on Paulin again, this time to furnish the private office of President François Mitterand. Paulin responded with an angular, postmodern take on neoclassical furniture, pieces that looked surprisingly at home in the paneled, Savonnerie-carpeted Louis XVI rooms. As those two Élysée Palace projects show, Paulin furniture works well both in a total decor or when used as a counterpoint to traditional pieces. His creations have a unique personality: bright and playful yet sophisticated and suave.

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Creator: Pierre Paulin
Un bureau CM 141 de Pierre Paulin pour Thonet 1950
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
a Pierre Paulin model "cm141" desk produced by Thonet in 1953. This desk features a black lacquered steel base, a black Formica top, and a drawer unit with 2 drawers made of blond as...
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1950s French Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Steel

Fine French 1960s Desk by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) - A fine French Mid-Century writing table with a black lacquered tubular metal base, a white laminated plywood top and a wooden drawer with a metal pull. Mo...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

Elysée Shelving System by Pierre Paulin for MAGIS
By Magis, Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The modular shelving system Elysée was born from the collaboration between Magis and the French designer Pierre Paulin. It was September 2002 when Eugenio Perazza, Magis founder, wen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Plywood

Cm141 Desk by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, 1954
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in Lasne, BE
Desk with two wooden drawers, formica top and metal legs by Pierre Paulin. Marks of wear on the top due to the age of the desk.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

CM141 Desk by Pierre Paulin for Thonet, France, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Pierre paulin desk model "cm141", produced by thonet in 1953, model from the 50/60 period. Base in black lacquered steel surmounted by a black formica top and a box with 2 drawers in...
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Mid-20th Century French Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

Pierre Paulin Desk Model Cm141, Edition from the 60's
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Pierre Paulin desk model CM141, Thonet edition from the 60's.
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1960s French Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

Rare 1980s Mid Century Art Deco Executive Table Desk by Pierre Paulin for Baker
By Pierre Paulin, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare Art Deco executive desk designed in 1984 by Pierre Paulin for Baker Furniture. Desk features bird's-eye maple with walnut inlays, chocolate-brown, leather-top writing surface an...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Leather, Maple, Walnut

Office, Pierre Paulin, Minvielle Edition, 1955
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Office - Pierre Paulin Minvielle edition H72xW100xD60cm Circa 1955 Rosewood, melamine and wood Very good condition 2800€.  
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1950s French Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Pierre Paulin Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Inlay Executive Desk
By Baker Furniture Company, Pierre Paulin
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Pierre Paulin executive desk for Baker. Bird's-eye maple veneers inlaid with dark walnut in the signature motif for the Paulin Collection. Drawers are fitted to give a floating ...
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1980s American Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

A Pierre Paulin desk model CM 217. France Edition Thonet 1962
By Pierre Paulin
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
A Pierre Paulin (1922-2009) model CM 217 desk with square tubular legs in black lacquered metal on which rests a plywood top covered with black laminate, suspended pedestal opening w...
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1960s French Vintage Pierre Paulin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

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Pierre Paulin case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Pierre Paulin case pieces and storage cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Pierre Paulin case pieces and storage cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 9 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original case pieces and storage cabinets by Pierre Paulin were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider case pieces and storage cabinets by Guy Lefevre, Jean Prouvé, and Pierre Vandel. Prices for Pierre Paulin case pieces and storage cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,114 and can go as high as $29,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,598.

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