AXEL-XL
DESIGNED BY GJIS PAPAVOINE
WITH ITS LOW, BROAD SEATS, THE AXEL XL IS A DUTCH LOUNGE LANDSCAPE. WHETHER YOU ARE SEATED OR LYING DOWN, THE SOBER DESIGN ALWAYS OFFERS THE COMFORT YOU NEED. ITS ELEMENTS ARE FINISHED ON ALL SIDES AND CAN BE ARRANGED FLEXIBLY, JUST LIKE THE PILLOWS. WELCOME YOUR FRIENDS. ENJOY A RELAXED MORNING OR EVENING. THE AXEL XL IS THE ULTIMATE LOUNGE PIECE THAT WELCOMES YOU WITH A DISTINCT SENSE OF LUXURY. ELEGANT AND JUST A LITTLE NONCHALANT. AND THANKS TO THE ACTIVE SEAT HEIGHT, YOU’LL GET UP AGAIN WITH EASE, SHOULD THE DAY REQUIRE IT.
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GJIS PAPAVOINE
“MY DESIGNS ALWAYS STEM FROM A POWERFUL BASIC SHAPE AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY SIMPLICITY. “
GIJS PAPAVOINE (1949) STUDIED AT THE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EINDHOVEN ACADEMY FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, PRODUCT DESIGN DEPARTMENT.
GIJS PAPAVOINE STARTED WITH MONTIS IN 1976 AT THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. GIJS WAS EMPLOYED AS A PRODUCT MANAGER AT MONTIS UNTIL 1990. IN THIS CAPACITY, HE WAS JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONTIS’ DESIGN PHILOSOPHY. IN 1990, GIJS WAS PROMOTED TO DEDICATED DESIGNER OF MONTIS. HIS DESIGNS ARE POWERFUL BECAUSE OF THEIR SIMPLICITY. SIMPLE BASIC SHAPES WITH REFINED ELEGANT LINES THAT RADIATE COMFORT CHARACTERIZE HIS HANDWRITING.
