ADAM Christian

ADAM Christian
(1945- 2024)

Christian Adam, a French designer born in 1945, studied at the National School of Applied Arts before working in various design offices and undertaking the layout of stores and offices. He later established himself as an independent designer. Early in his career, Adam joined the Society of Decorative Artists, whose mission is to promote contemporary French creation. The SAD meets at the Grand Palais every two years, providing Adam with the opportunity to showcase his talent under the prestigious dome of the Grand Palais.
Recognized by his peers as a daring designer, Adam conceived highly modern furniture and seating, always infused with great elegance. He was constantly exploring the possibilities offered by new materials emerging on the market, such as polyurethane foam, which he sculpted into furniture akin to a sculptor shaping clay. His armchairs, with their soft curves, featured organic or geometric forms, and he occasionally crafted prototypes in plaster.
Adam was awarded by CREAC (Center for Aesthetic Research in Contemporary Furniture) at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1967 for a storage piece that caught the attention of Pierre Cardin, with whom he collaborated for several years. Cardin wished for Adam to design furniture representative of the era using innovative forms.
At the Eurodomus exhibition in 1972, Adam and Bernard Govin, another avant-garde designer with whom he had a close relationship, jointly presented "L'Habitat Archi-Meuble," proposing new techniques and materials focused on comfort and spatial freedom.
Adam was a pioneer of modular design, and while his ultra-modern creations resonated less with large furniture manufacturers, he naturally gravitated towards smaller manufacturers outside of Paris who appreciated his talent, such as DB Lambert, who would publish some of his designs.