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Curule Chair
Pierre Paulin's folding Curule chair built from curved solid-wood slats
540 × 700 × 425 mm
1982
Official product information
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Folding chair
Curule is Pierre Paulin's folding chair from 1982. Ligne Roset records its display at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in September 1983 and its reissue in 2009. The seat folds through its centre, and Paulin's name is stamped on the lower rear of the frame.
Curved-slat construction
The chair is assembled from curved solid beech slats cut from the same piece of wood. Threaded steel posts and rivets join the slats, while a soft full-grain hide panel forms the backrest.
Dimensions
The official sheet gives W 540 × D 425 × H 700 mm, with a 445 mm seat height.
Story
From archive to reissue
Ligne Roset's Pierre Paulin publication dates Curule to 1982. The company included it among six pieces issued with Michel Roset in 2009, presenting Curule alongside reissues of the TV chair, Archi armchair and Ursuline desk.
Three frame expressions
The current product page presents natural oak, black-stained beech and walnut versions. It gives the same dimensions for each and specifies a folding seat with a full-grain hide backrest.
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