AXEL
DESIGNED BY GJIS PAPAVOINE
THE AXEL, WITH ITS BROAD SEATS, IS A DUTCH SEATING LANDSCAPE. THIS SOBER DESIGN, UNRIVALED IN COMFORT, HAS GROWN TO BE AN ICON OF OUR TIME. ITS NOTABLE FRAME, ALMOST ENTIRELY HIDDEN FROM VIEW, CREATES AN OPEN APPEARANCE. THE ELEMENTS COME FINISHED ON ALL SIDES AND CAN BE ARRANGED FLEXIBLY, JUST LIKE THE PILLOWS. WELCOME YOUR FRIENDS. ENJOY A GLASS OF FINE WINE OR AN APPETIZING APERITIF. THE AXEL IS THE ULTIMATE SOFA THAT WELCOMES YOU WITH A DISTINCT SENSE OF LUXURY. MODULAR. ELEGANT. AND JUST A LITTLE NONCHALANT.
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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.
