277 Auckland
In designing Auckland, Jean
Marie Massaud undertakes a restatement, in a contemporary key, of the classic
lounge chair, which serves to reconfirm the original looks and comfort of this
timeless classic. The seat of this swivel chair, available in black or white
with optional foot-rest, is characterised by the seat’s shell-shaped structure,
left deliberately exposed to evoke the armour worn by Kendo fighters. The shell
protects the upholstered parts of the chair and is linked to the four-spoked
base by a cantilevered metal support. This unusual arrangement confers a very
faint, yet pleasurable, oscillating movement. The chair is complemented by a
head-rest adjustable to eight height-options.
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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