The perfect equilibrium.

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Iconic design by designer Pierre Paulin for Artifort.

The Tulip family consists of a chair (Little Tulip), a bar stool (Little Tulip bar stool), a mid-size armchair (Tulip Midi) and high armchair (Tulip).

Choice of two versions: with a crossbase or swiveling disc base.

Upholstery in many colors and fabrics - both in fabric and leather.

Tulip Midi is a striking eye-catcher for the home, libraries, museums, restaurants and offices.

Design year 1960 | Reintroduction 2016Design by Pierre Paulin

Textile or leather.


- Disc base (swiveling): The base is finished in powder coat or polished aluminum with the tube and back/seat fastening in chrome.
- Cross base (non swiveling) : the cross base is finished in powder coat or polished stainless steel.

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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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