GUBI and UNICEF launch Young Hopes Campaign: 100% of the profits from the sale of a limited edition of 100 of Pierre Paulin’s iconic chair to support health and education for children around the world.
Cloud-like and comfortable, the Pacha Lounge Chair by the legendary French designer Pierre Paulin is one of the most popular designs in the entire GUBI Collection. For the Young Hopes campaign, GUBI has pledged a total of 100 chairs in three exclusive colorways sourced from surplus fabrics: Lupo Special Diagonal Bouclé 007, Harp 102, and Mumble 02.
The purchase of 1 Pacha Lounge Chair contributes to the safe births of 200 children, or
The purchase of 1 Pacha Lounge Chair provides up to 35,000 children with access to clean drinking water for a month, or
The purchase of 1 Pacha Lounge Chair helps maintain access to emergency education for up to 475 children.
“I am grateful to GUBI for their unique commitment and generous support. The world’s escalating conflicts and crises have created unprecedented global humanitarian needs. This unfortunately means that some crises are overshadowed by other higher-profile challenges and media headlines. Therefore, I am so thankful that the funds raised through GUBI’s limited Pacha design enable UNICEF to respond more equitably and support children living in ongoing humanitarian crisis, regardless of where they are in the world.”
– Susanne Dahl, Executive Director, UNICEF Denmark
SITTING IN THE CLOUDS
With comfort as the constant starting-point, the curvaceous, whimsical and organic shapes of the Pacha Lounge Chair are conceived to serve the body, providing both comfort and cosiness
PIERRE PAULIN
Legendary French furniture designer Pierre Paulin bestrode the 1960’s and 70’s with his recognizable and innovative style that instantly revolutionized everyday furniture.
A joyful modernist, Paulin’s low-slung pieces provided a new laidback perspective on life and his forward-looking, eclectic and sculptural approach to furniture design instantly caught the mood of the swinging 60’s. The hedonistic, sinuous style of Paulin’s design also attracted the patronage of presidents Georges Pompidou and François Mitterrand, who asked him to redecorate parts of the Elysée Palace in the 1970’s and 80’s.