Pierre Paulin made France sit down without it fully realizing the extent of it.

Seventeen years after his death, the Musée Fabre is dedicating its major summer exhibition to him, retracing half a century of his creative work. Born in 1927, trained at the École Camondo, and then discovered at Artifort in the 1950s, Paulin invented a new language of seating: supple lines, organic shapes, molded foam, and stretch jersey, all designed to support the body.In 1969, Georges Pompidou entrusted him with the design of the private apartments at the Élysée Palace.Fifteen years later, François Mitterrand again called upon him for his presidential office. The exhibition brings together drawings, prototypes and reconstructions, including the iconic Mushroom Chair, Tongue Chair and Ribbon Chair. The highlight: the exceptional return of the Elysée's Smoking Room, dismantled in 1974 and then restored identically by the Mobilier National. Another prophetic vision, the 1985 Barnum Video, reinterpreted today, already foreshadowed our immersive spaces. Part of the Musée Fabre's bicentennial season, this exhibition leaves a lasting impression.

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21 Musée Fabre
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23 From June 27 to November 1, 2026
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39 bd Bonne Nouvelle, 34000 Montpellier
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