Saturn is such a sculptural, cheerfully dancing object, you’ll hate to hide it under a bunch of coats. But Saturn by all means makes a perfect, if unusual, coat stand.
The two versions, one formed of a single body (Missed Tree I) and the other with a branching element (Missed Tree II) offer the potential for endless combinations.
The most marked feature of this bookshelf is the pair of vertical wall brackets. Made out of bent sheet metal, their streamlined cross-section evokes the shape of an aeroplane wing or a ship's rudder.
Paulin designed Le Chat in 1967. Its tense curves seem to leap from a single point. Drawn with a single stroke of the pen. Without hesitation. You can feel the power, the readiness to leap. But it also invites you to sit. It’s fully shaped to your body. Dynamic and restful.