{"id":1738,"date":"2026-10-28T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dizagn.fr\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1738"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:56:25","slug":"olivier-mourgue-fauteuils-montreal-airborne-ed-1967","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/dizagn.fr\/en\/product\/olivier-mourgue-fauteuils-montreal-airborne-ed-1967\/","title":{"rendered":"OLIVIER MOURGUE, armchairs and footstools Montreal, Airborne Ed., 1967"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ARC\u2013Mobilier National collection, inventory no. GMT-22591-014. The model was commissioned for the reception room of the French pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>The prototypes were developed and executed by the Atelier de Recherche et de Cr\u00e9ation from Olivier Mourgue\u2019s drawings. The first production run was entrusted to Airborne: thirty armchairs, ten ottomans and six coffee tables bearing the \u201cMobilier national\u201d label.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dizagn-doc-heading\"><strong>Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Furniture and decor<\/em>, no. 840, August\u2013September 1968.<br \/>Airborne trade catalogue, 1970.<br \/><em>Japan Interior Design<\/em>, special issue, 1971.<br \/><em>Mobilier national 1964-2004, 40 years of creation<\/em>, catalogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dizagn-doc-heading\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A graduate of the \u00c9cole Boulle and later a student at the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Arts D\u00e9coratifs, Olivier Mourgue (born 1939) designed the Joker range for Airborne from 1959. His collaboration with the manufacturer continued for nearly twenty years through the Whist, Djinn, Montr\u00e9al and Bouloum series.<\/p>\n<p>Close to Jean Coural, he also worked with the Atelier de Recherche et Cr\u00e9ation of the Mobilier National and, together with Pierre Paulin, contributed to the design of the cafeteria at the Maison de la Culture in Rennes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dizagn-doc-heading\"><strong>Discover Olivier Mourgue at DIZAGN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dizagn.fr\/en\/designer-olivier-mourgue\/\">Olivier Mourgue \u2014 biography and selection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dizagn.fr\/en\/product\/olivier-mourgue-lampadaire-2093-disderot-ed-1967\/\">Model 2093 floor lamp, Disderot, 1967<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dizagn.fr\/en\/product\/olivier-mourgue-lampe-2093-disderot-ed-1967\/\">Model 2093 lamp, Disderot, 1967<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Model history: <\/p>\n<p>Created for the main hall of the French pavilion at the 1967 Montreal World&#039;s Fair, the Montr\u00e9al armchairs marked a significant milestone in Olivier Mourgue&#039;s collaboration with the Mobilier National (National Furniture Collection). Developed with the Atelier de Recherche et de Cr\u00e9ation (Research and Creation Workshop) and subsequently produced by Airborne, the design combined a public commission, experimentation with materials, and the pursuit of a new way of living.<\/p>\n<p>In Olivier Mourgue, In Search of the Dream, Thibault Lannuzel places these chairs within a comprehensive design project. Mourgue considers armchairs, tables, textiles, lighting, and colors together. The red and fuchsia seats interact with a purple carpet, curtains by Genevi\u00e8ve Dupeux, and a tapestry based on a work by Georges Mathieu. The armchair thus contributes to the composition of a space, transcending its function as an isolated object.<\/p>\n<p>The construction is based on a molded polyester shell, padded with foam and initially covered with a removable jersey slipcover. This technique allows for an enveloping silhouette with continuous volumes. The thesis also highlights the similarity between the figure-eight design of the tables and the plan view formed by the armchairs and their ottomans.<\/p>\n<p>The Mobilier national documents a first edition commissioned from Airborne comprising thirty armchairs, ten poufs, and six coffee tables. This figure refers to the first series and does not represent the total production of the model.<\/p>\n<p>Literature: <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 LANNUZEL, Thibault, Olivier Mourgue, in search of the dream, Master II thesis, University Paris IV\u2013Sorbonne, under the direction of Jean-Louis Gaillemin, 2008\u20132010, p. 41\u201343, 60\u201361 and 231; documents reproduced p. 195\u2013197.<br \/>\n\u2013 ZUBER-CUPISSOL, Myriam, The Research and Creation Workshop of the Mobilier National, 1964\u20132000: A Plea for Contemporary Furniture. Homage to Jean Coural, 2001, pp. 19\u201320.<br \/>\n\u2013 ZUBER-CUPISSOL, Myriam, Mobilier national 1964\u20132004: 40 ans de cr\u00e9ation, Paris, R\u00e9union des mus\u00e9es nationaux \/ Mobilier national, 2004, p. 38.<br \/>\n\u2013 Trait d&#039;Union. Exhibition of the Research and Creation Workshop of the Mobilier national, Ch\u00e2teau de Chavaniac-Lafayette, 2018, p. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Biography: Olivier Mourgue and the seat as space<\/p>\n<p>Trained at the \u00c9cole Boulle and then at the \u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure des arts d\u00e9coratifs, Olivier Mourgue has developed a practice enriched by studio work and the creation of prototypes. His approach combines observation of uses with a concrete knowledge of materials.<\/p>\n<p>His collaboration with Airborne gave rise to several major research projects on seating, including Joker, Djinn, Whist, Montr\u00e9al, and Bouloum. With Montr\u00e9al, he transposed this approach to a national representation commission: the armchair became an element of a coordinated environment, where volumes, colors, and textiles contribute to the experience of space.<\/p>\n<p>Thibault Lannuzel&#039;s thesis highlights this continuity between furniture and interior architecture. It allows us to understand Montreal as a milestone in Mourgue&#039;s research on ways of sitting, moving, and living.<\/p>\n<p>Public collections: <\/p>\n<p>The Mobilier national, Paris, holds examples of the model, notably under the numbers GMT 22591\/014 and GMT 22591\/001<\/p>\n<p>Documented presentations and displays of the model: <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 1967 \u2014 Montreal World&#039;s Fair: furniture for the main hall of the French pavilion.<br \/>\n\u2013 1969 \u2014 Quinzaine fran\u00e7aise, Mus\u00e9e d&#039;Art wallon, Li\u00e8ge: presentation of Montreal chairs and tables, listed in the report, p. 231.<br \/>\n\u2013 1969 \u2014 Trade fair, Munich: presentation of five chairs and two coffee tables Montreal, recorded in the report, p. 231.<br \/>\n\u2013 2018 \u2014 Trait d&#039;Union, Ch\u00e2teau de Chavaniac-Lafayette, April 6\u2013June 4: a Montr\u00e9al armchair is featured in the exhibition booklet, p. 25. mobiliernational.culture.gouv.fr<br \/>\nThese demonstrations concern the model; no participation from the DIZAGN pair is confirmed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivier Mourgue (1939-)<\/p>\n<p>Pair of Montreal armchairs and matching ottoman\/footrest <\/p>\n<p>Mobilier National-Atelier de recherche et cr\u00e9ation, Airborne edition, France, 1967<\/p>\n<p>Fiberglass structure, foam and fabric (free choice)<br \/>\nchrome-plated metal feet<\/p>\n<p>H. 65 (seat 38) x D. 63 x W. 87 cm<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4132,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[46,18],"product_tag":[44],"class_list":["post-1738","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-mobilier","product_cat-selection","product_tag-nouveau","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fauteuils Montr\u00e9al d\u2019Olivier Mourgue, 1967 | DIZAGN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paire de fauteuils Montr\u00e9al d\u2019Olivier Mourgue, cr\u00e9\u00e9e pour l\u2019Exposition universelle de 1967 et \u00e9dit\u00e9e par Airborne. 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