Big Mushroom

Ars (art) and Fortis (strength) embody the essence of Artifort: timeless design that is built to last. Since 1890, Artifort has been creating distinctive, comfortable and functional furniture. Its icons, designed by designers such as Kho Liang Ie, Pierre Paulin and Geoffrey D. Harcourt RDI, have laid the foundation for new generations of talents, including Patrick Norguet, Khodi Feiz, René Holten and Monica Förster. Innovation, colour and distinctive shapes define the Artifort collection, crafted with mastery and advanced technology to ensure quality and longevity over time.

Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) was a visionary designer who knew how to combine functionality and poetry in his creations. Growing up in France, he was influenced by his uncle Georges Paulin, an automotive engineer and designer, and his great-uncle Freddy Stoll, a sculptor, who passed on to him the idea that an object should be beautiful from every angle. Initially he devoted himself to ceramics in Vallauris and sculpture in Burgundy, but a hand injury pushed him to change his path. He then studied at the École Camondo in Paris, where a teacher encouraged him to work with Marcel Gascoin, bringing him closer to Nordic and American design. Paulin was inspired by Ray and Charles Eames and George Nelson, calling his functionalist approach "two drops of poetry".