Fleur d’Olivier Mourgue . Floor Lamps . 1967 Available > ______________________________________ SACRECOEUR DESIGN STORE 12-18 ______________________________________ Olivier Mourgue . Born 1939 in Paris, France . Olivier Mourgue is well-known for his furniture design, but he is also a great painter .. Olivier Mourgue studied interior design at the 'Ecole Boulle' and furniture design at the 'l'Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs' in Paris graduating in 1960. Additionally, Olivier Mourgue trained from 1958 to 1961 in Finland and also in Sweden where he worked for Maurice Holland, Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm. Olivier Mourgue worked with the French manufacturer 'Airborne International' from 1963. At Airborne, Olivier Mourgue designed his well-known classic Djinn chairs (1965) made famous by '2001: >. A Space Odyssey' by Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick created a futuristic rotating Hilton hotel in Space. In it, the Djinn chairs received their lasting moment of fame. The Djinn chairs feature a wave-like, low-slung silhoette. Olivier Mourgue named the chairs 'Djinn" which In Muslim legend, - > a spirit often capable of assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over people. BUT sorry to tell .. Stanley Kubrick destroyed all the sets and props of '2001: A Space Odyssey', he was afraid that they might fall into the hands of lesser directors. While designing for 'Airborne International', Olivier Mourgue also worked as an interior designed for the 'Agence d'Architecture Interieure Gautier-Delaye'. in 1966, Olivier Mourgue established his own design studio in Paris. At his own design studio, Olivier Mourgue created furniture for French companies like Renault, Prisunic and Mobilier National. > He created a beautiful table- and floor lamp for Disderot, France which featured a stem with flower shaped shades. Amazing design who do not want a beautiful flower that last forever ... ______________________________________ #oliviermourgue #available #at #sacrecoeurdesignstore #disderot #metalflowerlamp #fleurdeoliviermourgue #frenchdesign #sergemouille #spaceage #spaceagelamp #spaceagedesign