Gilles Bouchez, Kit armchairs for Airbone

GILLES BOUCHEZ (France, 1940) for Airbone.
Pair of "Kit" armchairs.
Metal and white upholstery.
Original frame and upholstery in very good condition. Some girths have been previously repaired.
Measurements: 70 x 75 x 90 cm; 38 cm (seat height).

Gilles Bouchez's work for Airborne focused on the so-called "Série Kit", presented at the Eurodomus 4 show in Turin in 1972. This collection included armchairs, chaise longues, sofas and desks made with chromed steel structures, tensioned straps and modular elements, reflecting the period's interest in adaptable and technological furniture.

Gilles Bouchez is a French architect and designer active since the late 1960s, known mainly for his collaboration with the firm Airborne and for the creation of the innovative Série Kit presented in 1972. Trained as a DPLG architect in France and linked in his early days to the environment of Georges Candilis, he developed a work that combined architecture, industrial design and modular furniture. His pieces are characterized by the use of visible metal structures, tensioned straps and suspended cushions, reflecting the technological and experimental aesthetics of the 1970s. Although his furniture production was relatively limited and less known than that of other French designers of his generation, his creations for Airborne are today highly appreciated by collectors for their originality, constructive quality and unique combination of functionalism, brutalism and futuristic design.