A beautiful example of applied art.

RibbonRibbon®

Ribbon®

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RibbonRibbon®

Ribbon®

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RibbonRibbon®

Ribbon®

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RibbonHeritage advertisment featuring Ribbon®

Heritage advertisment featuring Ribbon®

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RibbonRibbon® at Changi Airport, Singapore

Ribbon® at Changi Airport, Singapore

Interior by Xtra Design
RibbonRibbon®

Ribbon®

Photo by Jeroen van der Wielen

Product details

A true Mid-Century Modern design classic by Pierre Paulin from 1966. The renowned Ribbon is featured in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, at airports, luxury offices and in homes of lovers of design.

Ribbon collection
The Ribbon® collection consists of a comfortable armchair (F582) and a optional footstool (P582).

Construction
Tubular metal frame with horizontal springs, covered with moulded foam and stretch fabric. Ribobn has a lacquered pressed-wood pedestal.

Seat height
39 cm as standard.

Upholstery
Choose from a range of high quality designer fabrics in a wide variety of colours.

Finishes base
The base of Ribbon® is finished in lacquer. Choose from eight high-gloss colours or from two matt colours.

Design year 1966Design by Pierre Paulin

Choose from a wide range of high-quality textiles.
Preffered fabrics: Artifort Selecte or Kvadrat Tonus 4.


The Ribbon® base can be lacquered in eight high-gloss colours.
Click on the drop-down menu to select a colour.


Documents
> Technical specification sheet

3D Files
> Ribbon.dwg
> Ribbon.obj
> Ribbon.skp

HR images
> HR Packshot images
Designed by Pierre Paulin

Pierre Paulin (1927) made a considerable impression with a contemporary shell fauteuil, at an international furniture show organised by Kho Liang le. Shortly after the show, he became a freelance designer for Artifort. This marked the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration. What makes his designs so distinctive is their striking sculptural shape, which earned Paulin many prizes worldwide. His work remains timeless and progressive even today. This is not form for form’s sake but applied design. With comfort as the constant starting-point. Artifort still includes many of Paulin’s designs dating from the nineteen-sixties and seventies in its permanent collection. His work can be admired in museums throughout the world. Apart from furniture, he also designed interiors for the French presidents Pompidou and Mitterrand in the Elysée Palace in Paris. Pierre Paulin died on 13 June 2009 in a hospital in Montpellier (France). The French president Sarkozy honoured him as "the man who made design an art". In November 2009, Paulin was posthumously awarded the distinction of "Royal Designer for Industry" (RDI).

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