the funky chair.

form may follow function—but it should look good doing so. Technological progress, new materials, and the radicalism of young designers led to a revolution in design in the 1970s and 1980s, not only in Italy but also in France. a great example of this: the „medius“ system of office chairs, designed in 1979 by roger tallon for eurosit, available in many different configurations and colours. the style somewhere between disco, pop and space age they made innovative use of visible polyurethane foam upholstery. a similar model is in the collections of the centre pompidou and the musée des arts décoratifs, paris.

„the goal of design is to find, if not the perfect form, at least the perfectly integrated form and function. when an object harmonizes technology with social and cultural realities, it becomes a symbol“ roger tallon 1987

roger tallon (1929-2011) was as influential in french design in the second half of the 20th century as perhaps only philippe starck later. trained as an engineer, he always innovated design in every category he worked in. he developed a modular spiral staircase (escalier hélicoïdal, 1962), the first portable television, cameras, projectors, typewriters, waterproof watches and flip-open ski boots – he registered about 200 patents over his long career. he left huge marks in transportation design, from his work as a design consultant at general motors 1957–64 to his many railroad designs for the mexico city metro (1968), the revolutionary tgv highspeed-train (1986), the eurostar (1987) – and a new montmartre funicular (1991). he established his own design studio in 1973 and established ‚adsa & partners‘ together with pierre paulin. in 1993 he got his solo exhibition at centre pompidou, paris.

 

8755 medius chair, roger tallon, eurosit 1979, france

aluminum and steel base, polyurethane foam padding, light brown pvc coating

the chair is a very good vintage condition

h: 90 cm, w: 62 cm, d: 62 cm, sh: 58 cm