There are design innovations, and there are derivatives. This chair is an innovation. 40 years later, it is still a tasteful form. And it’s sexy. This object is precisely the kind of thing that we are inspired to offer people who want a sensual intimate space.

Paulin designed Le Chat in 1967. Its tense curves seem to leap from a single point. Drawn with a single stroke of the pen. Without hesitation. You can feel the power, the readiness to leap. But it also invites you to sit. It’s fully shaped to your body. Dynamic and restful. And, in 2007, Artifort has re-introduced Le Chat, with a slight modification.