Olivier Mourgue
Olivier Mourgue (born 1939) is a French industrial designer best known as the designer of the futuristic Djinn chairs used in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Olivier Mourgue
Bachelot Pierre J-P · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1939 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- engineer · designer · artist
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
- Honours
- René Gabriel Prize
- Languages
- French
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Olivier Mourgue (born 1939) is a French industrial designer best known as the designer of the futuristic Djinn chairs used in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Olivier Mourgue studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The recorded working language is French. Work by Olivier Mourgue is recorded in the collections of Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art and Musée National d'Art Moderne. Distinctions recorded are René Gabriel Prize.
Mourgue was born in Paris, France. He is perhaps best known for his furniture design, particularly the bright red Djinn chairs that featured prominently in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The main manufacturer of his designs, "Airborne International", is no longer in business, however some designs are still in production by other companies. The Djinn chair remains highly sought after as a classic example of 1960s era modern furniture design. Mourgue was the interior designer of the French pavilions at the Montreal Expo '67 and the Osaka Expo '70.
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Olivier Mourgue is recorded as engineer, designer and artist.
Canapé Djinn crée par Olivier Mourgue en 1965.
Bachelot Pierre J-P
ジンソファを撮影。
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1939
Olivier Mourgue born at Paris.
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Mourgue, Olivier, Interior Design Masters, 2018
Mourgue, Olivier (1939–), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016
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