Jacques-Henri Varichon, rare pair of Galaxie armchairs, Steiner, 1969

Jacques-Henri Varichon (1945-2011) Rare pair of Structura or Galaxie armchairs. Steiner edition, France, circa 1969. Chrome-plated metal and ecru canvas fabric. H. 67 cm (seat 39 cm) × W. 118.5 cm × D. 86 cm. First free-standing structure. 32 produced. Presented at the 46th Salon of the Society of Decorative Artists, Paris, 1969. Comparable to the structures of Kenneth D. Snelson (1967) and the work of Buckminster Fuller. Bibliography: Catalog of the 46th Salon of Decorative Artists, Espace et Lumière, September-October 1969, p. 82. Patrick Favardin, "Steiner and the Adventure of Design, " Norma Éditions, Paris, 2007, p. 165; Penela, 1972.