PACHA COLLECTION
BY PIERRE PAULIN
Iconic designer Pierre Paulin’s vision was to create a sensation of ‘sitting on clouds’. A little ahead of its time in 1975, the modular Pacha Collection is finally coming into its own as GUBI reissues this timeless and characterful collection.
Pacha Lounge Chair
Pacha Lounge Chair
with armrestPacha Sofa
3-seater with armrestsSitting in the cloud
Forming and reforming just like clouds, Pacha Collection offers the flexibility to suit your home and your family, even as your needs change over time. They provide myriad seating options and even define zones within ‘broken plan’ layouts, creating semi-divisions that evoke a sense of depth and coziness within large open-plan spaces.
It is no wonder that the modular sofas made popular in the 1970s – an era of unconventional, laidback living – are making a comeback. Now, by offering a uniquely playful, organic take on the modular sofa, the Pacha Collection is the antidote to the boxy, angular designs typical of the typology.
Reissued by GUBI in 2018, the widely loved Pacha Collection was expanded to include the Pacha Lounge Chair with armrests, the Pacha Sofa and the Pacha Ottoman. The option to create modular configurations enables you to infinitely elongate your sofa to adapt to changing needs and environments – just as Paulin originally intended. Now you can sit upon a complete cloud formation.
Contemporary relevance
Sitting on the Pacha Lounge Chair, with or without armrests, is like sinking into your own personal cloud. A new generation of design lovers has taken Pacha as its own, such is its contemporary relevance – the Pacha’s poufy, squishy, indulgent comfort provides a balm for these changing times. It works equally well as a solo-statement or in convivial clusters.
Karakorum Stripe
An exclusive edition of Dedar’s Karakorum bouclé developed in collaboration with GUBI, Karakorum Stripe is an exquisitely soft and visually striking upholstery fabric. Crafted from a blend of wool, viscose, and cotton, the looped yarns add a rich, tactile dimension to furniture, a fleecy texture that emulates the plush feel of premium astrakhan lambskin.
The first sketches that French designer Pierre Paulin (1927–2009) drew for what was to become the Pacha Collection were simple pencil outlines that resembled illustrative clouds. One of those sketches went on to become the Pacha Lounge Chair, which pioneered low-level living and a new way to sit when it was launched in 1975. Without the constraint of legs, it attested to the comfort and coziness of low-level living, capturing the spirit of the decade.
Full reach of your body
If a solo seat is not sufficient, the collection also encompasses the Pacha Sofas and the Pacha Ottoman – comfortable enough to be used as a seat in its own right. The Pacha modules – a lounge chair with a fixed right or a left armrest only for either end and as many center sections as you need in between – combine to extend the comfort to the full reach of your body, your family, or your room.
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.
Explore Pacha Collection
Pacha Lounge Chair Outdoor
3499 €Pacha Ottoman Outdoor
1999 €- 9 variants available
Pacha Lounge Chair
2999 € - 3 variants available
Pacha Lounge Chair
with armrest3499 € Pacha Ottoman
2299 €Pacha Sofa
2-seater with armrests5999 €Pacha Sofa
2-seater with armrests incl. middle armrest6499 €Pacha Sofa
3-seater6499 €- 2 variants available
Pacha Sofa
3-seater with armrests9999 € Pacha Sofa
3-seater with armrests incl. middle armrest12 999 €Pacha Sofa
4-seater8999 €Pacha Sofa
4-seater with armrests10 999 €Pacha Lounge Chair Outdoor
with armrest2999 €Pacha Sofa Outdoor
Two-seater sofa with armrest4999 €Pacha Sofa Outdoor
Three-seater sofa with armrest6999 €Pacha Sofa Outdoor
Four-seater sofa with armrest9999 €GUBI for UNICEF
Pacha Lounge Chair2999 €