{"title":"Jean-Pierre Laporte","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Laporte is a French designer who produced a distinctive body of furniture in the 1960s and 1970s, often edited under his own name. His seating and tables, such as the Esox chair, use moulded plastics, fibreglass and bold colours in fluid, pop inflected forms. His work has been the subject of a monograph covering ten years of creation. Collectors look for original pieces in good surface condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rare-fauteuil-girolle-de-jean-pierre-laporte-de-1969","title":"Jean-Pierre Laporte, Mid-Century Girolle Armchair, 1969","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf this rare and unique armchair design—the \u003ci\u003eGirolle—\u003c\/i\u003ethe designer Jean-Pierre Laporte said, “I discover all the qualities of polyester to exploit its flexibility, its nervousness, its ability to recover its memory shape. All this generates in me a creativity of forms to infinity. Sculpture enters the world of furniture. \"\u003cbr\u003eAt the time he unveiled this design, the idea of using newfangled materials like polyester was only just entering into the collective consciousness of furniture designers on the edge of innovation; Laporte was one of the first to fully embrace the material, in fact not using it to merely replace wood or metal, but celebrating its properties in designs that pushed the limits of the possible, like this mid-century modern armchair.\u003cbr\u003eLaporte was hired by renowned German designer Thonet in the mid-1960’s and honed his craft under the artistic eye of Pierre Paulin. Half a decade later, the Girolle armchair was born, finding an immediate place in design history. It eventually even became one of the armchairs at Paris’ Centre Pompidou.\u003cbr\u003eToday, it’s not hard to see what made this chair so exalted in its time. In fact, its powers to arrest one’s attention and spark a desire to deeply explore its erotic, curving lines have not dimmed in the slightest. The pure white base is a sensual, sculptural masterpiece, while the soft red fabric offers a warm invitation to curl up atop it. Lest the unique design seem more decorative than functional, note that Laporte created the piece for optimal sitting comfort.\u003cbr\u003eTruly a museum quality piece, the Girolle armchair is in excellent vintage condition.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003eWidth : 80 cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth : 75 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight : 73 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Pierre Laporte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53545416655189,"sku":"0","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/6236\/2709\/files\/DSC_9213_cc8f86ff-8837-4655-b990-612a4a31727c.jpg?v=1774456796"},{"product_id":"f-48945682","title":"Jean-Pierre Laporte, Girolle Armchairs, limited edition, 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Pierre Laporte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRare paire de fauteuils Girolle par Jean Pierre Laporte, dessiné en 1969. \n\nNotre paire est une édition limitée postérieure par la galerie Edouard Edwards, vers 2010. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBibliographie: Karoll Audibert, Jean-Pierre Laporte. Dix ans de création, Édition Edouard Edwards, Presse de l'imprimerie Soulié, Frontignan, 2010.  Modèle similaire reproduit en quatrième de couverture, p. 8, 45-47, 50-51, 120, 124.  \n\n\n\n  Le siège «Girolle» de Jean-Pierre Laporte est un condensé de toutes les aspirations que le créateur souhaitait insuffler à son mobilier. Véritable sculpture, sa forme organique permet un confort d'assise incroyable. Il est l'un des premiers à exploiter toutes les possibilités des nouveaux matériaux qui arrivent sur le marché du mobilier, comme la fibre de polyester. Il présenta cette forme complètement nouvelle lors du 46e SAD en 1969.  Jean-Pierre Laporte décrit lui-même cette création en ces termes: «le travail de mise au point de la Girolle dura plus d'un an. Peu évidente à dessiner en plan et coupe, je modèle plusieurs maquettes avec du polyester et de la fibre de verre achetée chez Adam à Montparnasse. Ce nouveau matériau me passionne. Pa rapport au bois et à sa rigidité, je découvre toutes les qualités du polyester pour en exploiter sa souplesse, sa nervosité, sa capacité à récupérer sa mémoire de forme. Tout cela génère en moi une créativité de formes à l'infini. La sculpture entre dans l'univers du mobilier.»\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: Height: 28.75 in (73 cm), Width: 31.5 in (80 cm), Depth: 29.53 in (75 cm), Seat Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: Fabric, Polyester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Space Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: 1960-1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Good, Wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jean-Pierre Laporte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53570644771157,"sku":"f_48945682","price":10880.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/6236\/2709\/files\/IMG_1771870806864_master.jpg?v=1774944371"}],"url":"https:\/\/the-vestige.com\/collections\/jean-pierre-laporte.oembed","provider":"The Vestige","version":"1.0","type":"link"}