Archibald
The Archibald by Jean-Marie Massaud is the perfect
combination of substance and form, the
armchairs and poufs boasting a comfortable and enveloping design
ideal for meditation and relaxation. The breadth and depth of the seat is
balanced by its thin feet for an agile and slender overall effect.
In the Archibald armchair the leather upholstery, pleasantly wavy thanks to a series of vertical folds, is embellished along the edges and external surfaces by contrast stitching, giving it an extra touch of refined elegance.
The backrest and seat structure is made from steel
with moulded polyurethane foam padding and shaped foam with polyester wadding
in the areas where more comfort is required. The spring system consists of
elastic belts. The base comprises four cast aluminium feet and a tubular steel
frame with gunmetal grey finish. The Archibald armchairs and pouf are
upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather.
About Designer | |
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Jean-Marie Massaud |
Born in
Toulouse in 1966, Jean-Marie Massaud graduated in 1990 from Les Ateliers, Ecole
Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Paris. He began to work both in
Asia and in France, finally opening his own office in Paris in 1994. Since
than, he has dedicated himself to industrial and furniture design, building
important relationships with brands such as Authentics, Baccarat and Magis. His collaboration with
Marc Berthier and his work in the field of town planning led him towards design
and architecture. He is concerned with design in various contexts, industrial
products and furniture. His contextual approach centres on research into the
essential, within which the individual remains the centre of attention. It is a
work upheld by research into the senses, magic, and vital emotion which brings
him to work with very different brands: Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Cappellini,
Cacharel, Lancôme, Tronconi and Yamaha offshore. His works have been awarded
several prizes and many of his designs are nowadays on show in the design
collections of the major museums worldwide: from Amsterdam, Chicago, London,
Paris and Zurich: from the permanent collection of the Musée National d'Art
Moderne de Paris to the permanent collections of the Museum für Gestaltung,
Zürich, of The Chicago Athenaeum- Museum of Architecture and Design, of The
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and of The Musée des arts Décoratifs, Paris.
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