Early Little Tulip Swivel Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort weisner hager Pair of vintage Italian dining

Pair of vintage Italian dining chairs in modernist Bauhaus style

set on an angular beechwood frame

the ashtray features a square form with a recessed circular metal insert

each featuring a different zig-zag motion in the form of an M

Produced in the early 1970s in West Germany

Early Little Tulip Swivel Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort weisner hager Pair of vintage Italian diningEarly version of Pierre Paulin's Little Tulip lounge chair for Artifort. This example retains the characteristic two part upholstered shell, with the curved seat and separate rounded backrest connected by exposed brushed metal brackets and mounted on its original white lacquered swivel pedestal base. Upholstered in a rust red woven fabric, the chair follows the continuous curves of the shell while the contrasting white base and exposed metal brackets