100 sièges français

The galerie Pascal Cuisinier will hold “100 sièges français, 1951-1961” (100 French chairs 1951-1961), dedicated to the changes that revolutionized chair design in 1950s France.

The exhibition “100 sièges français, 1951-1961” – that will be inaugurated in Paris on September 6, on the occasion of Maison&Objet 2014 – aims to instruct and inform, and will shed new light on the changes in aesthetics, materials and construction techniques that revolutionized chair design in 1950s France.

Tubular metal legs, flat springs, the use of latex foam and elastic strapping – all these innovations first appeared in the 1950s. Taken together, they represent one of the most radical departures from tradition ever seen in the history of furniture design, both in France and the world over.

100 sièges francais — **Top**: Fauteuil 44 dit "Saturne", Geneviève, Dangles & Christian Defrance. Edition Burov - 1957. Métal laqué, bois moulé, mousse et tissu. 63 x 85 x 67 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier. **Above**: Banquette AR, Janine Abraham & Dirk Jan Rol. Edition Huchers-Minvielle, 1961. Métal laqué et chromé, acajou, double matelas, mousse et tissu. 67 x 200 x 77 cm Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier

Over the past ten years, galerie Pascal Cuisinier has been collecting chairs, armchairs, sofas, low chairs and benches produced between 1951 and 1961 by the most cutting-edge designers of the time, including René-Jean Caillette, Genevieve Dangles and Christian Defrance, Pierre Guariche, Joseph-André Motte, Pierre Paulin as well as designs from the Atelier de Recherches Plastiques (ARP).

Around one hundred designs will be on public display, spread over the two exhibition venues. The finest pieces will be on show between October 15th to 19th 2014 at PAD London.

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Left: Chauffeuse G2 - ARP (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques), Edition Airborne, 1953. Métal laqué, mousse et tissu. 70 x 57,5 x 77 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier Right: Fauteuil A7 dit "Corb" - ARP (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques). Edition Steiner, 1954. Métal laqué noir, structure en bois, fibre de verre, mousse et tissu. 73 x 83 x 77 cm.

Left: Chaise Diamant, René Jean Caillette. Edition Steiner, 1957. Métal chromé, contreplaqué moulé. 75 x 46 x 42 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier. Right: Ensemble de sept chauffeuses 61, Geneviève Dangles & Christian Defrance. Edition Burov, 1958. Mousse et tissu, métal laqué. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier

Left: Bridge France - Jacques Dumond. Edition Dennery, 1961. Métal chromé, aluminium anodisé, mousse et skaï. 87 x 47 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier. Right:Série de 6 chaises Amsterdam - ARP (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques). Edition Steiner, 1954. Loupe de frêne et cuir arlequin d’origine, Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier

Left: Chaise Papyrus - Pierre Guariche. Edition Steiner, 1951. Contreplaqué moulé et métal laqué. 75 x 43 cm x 40 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier. Right: Chaise Tonneau, Pierre Guariche. Edition Steiner, 1951/52. Métal laqué et contreplaqué d'érable moulé. 78 x 51 x 49 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier

Left: Chauffeuse FG2 - Pierre Guariche. Edition Sièges Témoins, 1963. Métal chromé, mousse et skaï. 70 x 58 x 70 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier. Right: Fauteuil G1 - Pierre Guariche. Edition Airborne, 1953. Métal chromé et cuir. 75 x 34,5 x 39,5 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier

Banquette 118, Pierre Paulin. Edition Meubles T.V, 1953. Métal laqué noir, orme, palissandre, mousse et tissu. 42 x 195 x 70 cm. Courtesy Galerie Pascal Cuisinier

from September 6th until October 6th, 2014
100 sièges français 1951 - 1961
Galerie Pascal Cuisinier
13 rue de Seine, Paris
Jean-Michel Wilmotte Exhibition space
9, rue du Roi Doré, Paris

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