297 - Patrice Giraudeau

Patrice Giraudeau Cibak Pair of armchairs Seats reupholstered with a leopard-print fabric by Nobilis. Limited edition, produced by Libel. 1987 H 83.5 W 60 D 55 cm (each armchair). Good overall condition, signs of wear on the paint. This pair of armchairs is part of the French design scene of the 1980s, which—along with Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, André Dubreuil, Éric Schmitt, and Philippe Starck—broke with functionalism to reintroduce fantasy, ornamentation, and narrative into furniture design. Produced in a limited edition by Libel in 1987, Patrice Giraudeau’s Cibak armchairs combine a painted frame—with a patina of wear—with seats reupholstered in a leopard-print fabric from Nobilis, an iconic pattern reflecting a bold decorative sensibility. A pair that epitomizes the free-spirited and theatrical spirit of French design from that decade.