
A Ribbon to Sit Upon
We couldn’t do a week of writing around the theme of “ribbons” and not include Pierre Paulin’s iconic Ribbon chair from 1966 for Artifort.

This armchair is world famous at this point. One might encounter Ribbon in various colors and patterns at airports, in office buildings, and even part of elevated home designs. Ribbon in green (as seen below) is even among the permanent collection at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

(At the time of publishing the article, “Ribbon Chair (Model 582) & Ottoman” is also on view in Postmodern Gallery 8 at the Kirkland Museum in Denver.)

Ribbons themselves bend and float. I am imagining a slew of them on a table as someone nearby wraps a present. Ribbon chair, to me, seems as if Paulin saw one ribbon looped up on its side, made that life-sized, and then took a seat.


“These large, heavy duty loungers are just as much sculpture as they are chair, without sacrificing a morsel of comfort,” writes Whatever Gallery. “Yes, they are very comfortable.”

Imagine sinking into a ribbon sturdy enough to hold you with space enough for your elbows to stretch out: comfort from creativity.


The Ribbon (F582) armchair is made of metal, rubber, latex foam, lacquered wood, and cloth upholstery. It is available with an optional footstool (P582).

For more ribbon-y fun, check out Dropped on its Side, a curvy and clever side table.
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