MOBIDEC
Pierre Charpin
Fabrics & Leather
ACATE
ALCANTARA - A
CHARTRES
DIVA
FOREST NAP/FR
INDIANA
LINA
MILLERAIES
STEELCUT TRIO 3/FR
ACATE
COTTON 80%
POLYESTER 20%
COTTON 80%
POLYESTER 20%
ALCANTARA - A
POLYESTER 68%
NON FIBROUS POLYURETHANE 32%
POLYESTER 68%
NON FIBROUS POLYURETHANE 32%
CHARTRES
ACRYLIC 100%
ACRYLIC 100%
DIVA
COW LEATHER
FULL GRAIN PIGMENTED HIDE 0%
COW LEATHER
FULL GRAIN PIGMENTED HIDE 0%
FOREST NAP/FR
WOOL 95%
POLYAMID (NYLON) 5%
WOOL 95%
POLYAMID (NYLON) 5%
INDIANA
COW LEATHER
EMBOSSED CORRECTED GRAIN HIDE 0%
COW LEATHER
EMBOSSED CORRECTED GRAIN HIDE 0%
LINA
COTTON 55%
LINEN 45%
COTTON 55%
LINEN 45%
MILLERAIES
POLYESTER 80%
COTTON 20%
POLYESTER 80%
COTTON 20%
STEELCUT TRIO 3/FR
WOOL 90%
POLYAMID 10%
WOOL 90%
POLYAMID 10%
Description
Ligne Roset is producing Mobidec, a footstool specially designed by Pierre Charpin for the 'MobiBoom' exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (23.09.10 - 02.01.11), which was dedicated to the explosion in French design between 1945 and 1975. Quite evidently, the design of this footstool borrows from the equestrian world - which, thanks to its identity as the guardian of artisanal tradition, is something of an enhancive sphere. Resembling a slightly truncated pommel horse (or a saddle), the bulk of the seat rests on a metal base which lifts it from the ground, the design of which is reminiscent of stirrups. A fabric strap, matching the footstool, encircles the seat, fixed to these 'stirrups', and serves as a handle to enable Mobidec to be lifted and moved with ease.
