CM 131
Category
Seats
Brands
Designers
Dimensions
L 40,6 cm - P 50,8 - H 45/79 cm
Finiture
Dark stained beech, Black lacquered steel
Year
1953
The CM 131 chair, designed by Pierre Paulin in 1953 and reissued by Ligne Roset, is a perfect combination of lightness and character. Its enveloping silhouette, essential yet welcoming, seems suspended on the thin metal structure, in a play of balances between full and empty spaces. A graphic sign that becomes comfort, a timeless icon that brings with it the charm of modernism and the grace of absolute simplicity.
Ligne Roset
Ligne Roset is a French family-run furniture company founded in 1860 in Montagnieu by Antoine Roset. Originally a manufacturer of walking sticks, it expanded into a wider market in 1936 with the production of upholstered furniture. Synonymous with modern luxury, Ligne Roset offers a wide range of furniture, from interior furniture to lighting and accessories, all designed by internationally renowned designers such as Michel Ducaroy and Pierre Paulin. The company is known for its in-house production, which allows it to control the quality of the product at every stage.
Pierre Paulin
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".
