Monobloc-Chair (Fauteuil 300), 1972

DesignPierre Paulin, Paris 1927–2009 Montpellier

ManufacturerSTAMP, founded 1948

MediumPolypropylene, injection molding

(H x W x D)72,5 × 53,4 × 59 cm

Status

on display, room 035

About the workThis Monobloc chair is one of the many generic plastic chairs that are now sold by numerous manufacturers. Ist predecessor was the "Fauteuil 300", conceived by the engineer Henry Massonnet and the designer Pierre Paulin in 1972. At that time, the chair was slow to sell and expensive at 300 francs (approximately 46 euros). This only changed when Massonnet optimised the design and the plastic chair was made using an injection moulding process, which allowed up to 1500 chairs to be produced within 24 hours. More than 40 years after ist first appearance, the Monobloc is one of the most widely used pieces of furniture of our era.

AccessionAcquisition 2018

ProvenanceÜbernommen aus dem Bestand der Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast

Inventory numberP 2023-8 a-c

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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