Major figure of french design since 50 years, made famous by his sensual and refined armchairs, Pierre Paulin was a lonesome and intuitive creator who furnished the Elysée for Georges Pompidou and then François Mitterand. His seats shaped like mushrooms or tongues, in yellow, orange, pink or purple jersey, are renowned all around the world. Today they are part of the NY MoMA, the Arts Decoratifs in Paris, the V&A in London collections, or those of the Sydney and Melbourne museums.

Pierre Paulin considered that "objects should stay anonymous" and that it is "extremely dangerous to give value to people who only do their job"

Previous page : Picture taken in 1972 of the dining room created by designer Pierre Paulin at the Palais de l'Elysee, residence of the president