Description:
Pumpkin is characteristic of Paulin’s revolutionary style, as initiated at the end of the 1950’s, & as it’s name suggests is evocative of a giant pumpkin, welcoming the user with it’s protectively voluptuous
- & voluptuously protective
- shell. ‘
Resisting its appeal is impossibility
Designer:
Pierre Paulin:
Je dessine à dessein.
Born in Paris in 1927, made his début in the 50’s, known for his designs & installations, he brought modern & contemporary design to the Elysée Palace for President Pompidou in 1971. His pieces figure amongst the collections of numerous museums around the world, & various exhibitions have been dedicated to him.