Pierre Paulin, dining room suite

Pierre Paulin (1927-2009)

Dining room suite
1973

This dining room suite is composed of a circu- lar table and six chairs, Élysée" models.
The cylindrical base made of cast aluminium covered with brownish-grey Nextel painting flares out to give shape to stylized waterlily petals.
The top of the table is made of a circular smoked-glass slab.
The seats and the backs of the chairs are made of thick circular beige suede cushion.
The painting has been restored at some points, as well as the cushions have been remade after the original mode.
Alpha International Edition.

Table
Height 73 cm (28 3⁄4 in) - Diameter 125 cm (55 1⁄8 in)

Chairs
Height 69 cm (27 1⁄8 in) - Width 55 cm (21 2⁄3 in) - Depth 58 cm (22 7⁄8 in)

Literature:
- "Pierre Paulin. Le Design au pouvoir", Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2008, pp. 14, 15 for similar models in the dining room of the Elysée Palace in the 1970s.
- Pierre Paulin. Designer, cat. exp., "Pierre Paulin Superdesigner", Villa Noailles, Hyères, du 8 juillet au 22 septembre 2007 and "Pierre Paulin Supermoderne", Grand-Hornu Images, Grand-Hornu, Belgique, du 9 mars au 22 juin 2008, Paris, Archibooks & Hornu, Grand-Hornu Images, 2008, pp. 120, 121 for views of the dining room of the Elysée Palace in 2007.