MOURGUE Olivier (born 1939) & AIRBORNE (Edited by) - Lot 1

MOURGUE Olivier (born 1939) & AIRBORNE (Edited by) Suite of six "Cubique" armchairs, comprising a cradle-shaped chromed tubular iron frame on which rests a two-part thermoformed polyester seat, covered with foam and blue removable fabric (used condition). Height 62.5 cm - Width 80 cm - Depth 66 cm Circa 1968 64 x 79 x 70 cm Fabric from a chair removed from the seat by 1 cm at the seam. Bibliography / Pierre Deligny "Airborne", October 2012, similar model, rep. p. 96 Expert Mr. Jean-Marc Maury Note: After several internships in Finland and Sweden, Olivier Mourgue began a long collaboration with furniture manufacturer Airborne International, starting in 1963. The Djinn series (1964 -1965) in polyurethane foam covered with colored jersey, noticed by Stanley Kubrick for his film "2001, A Space Odyssey", won the First International Design Award. This was followed by chair editions in the Tric-Trac (1964), Whist (1965), Montréal (1967) and Cubique (1968) series.