Tadao Chair with arms metal base
Eric Jourdan draws his inspiration from the 1950s, much like in his Okura settee from the 2015 collection. Here, he reinterprets a classic model, infusing it with a contemporary touch while paying homage to the past.
His design reflects the influence of George Nelson and the broader American design movement of the postwar period. A defining feature of this piece is its central base, which embodies the stylistic essence of that era, reinforcing its timeless appeal.
Structure of chair - seat/back shell in molded beech multi-ply. Bridge - back and armrest structure in mechanically-soldered steel clad in injected polyurethane foam.
COMFORT
Polyurethane foam 50 kg/m3 - 3.9 kPa covered in polyester quilting 110 g/m² in the case of the chair. In the case of the bridge, the seat cushion is in high resilience polyurethane foam 42 kg/m3 - 4.8 kPa; back cushion is in sheet of ABS and high resilience polyurethane foam 38 kg/m3 - 3.6 kPa. All covered in polyester quilting 110 g/m².
MAKING-UP
Overstitched cover (twin-needle stitching).
Eric was born in Chatou in 1961. He graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Saint Etienne and the L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. Paris.
He began collaborating with the gallery Neotu and in 1991 was the subject of a personal exhibition at the Cartier Foundation.
In 1995 he undertook a study based on a piece of bridging furniture for the ‘Carte blanche VIA’.
The galerie Gilles Peyroulet et cie displays a number of collections of furniture designed by Eric Jourdan. In 2002 he designed signage for the cité universitaire internationale de Paris in conjunction with Ruedi Baur.
Since 2002 he has also collaborated with Ligne Roset, with whom he was awarded the Red Dot Design Award for the Snowdonia settee. Several of his upholstery and furniture models have appeared in the Ligne Roset collection, the Shaman armchair being the latest.
The Hyannis Port collection is amongst his designs for Cinna.
