A Journey of Impressions
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A Journey Of Impre ssions GUBI is a design company dedicated to celebrating the luxury of living life. Designs that combine the past and the present for the new to evolve. Designs that stimulate the senses, are beautiful yet usable. GUBI is pursuing perfection with passion and courage. Evolution is the essence.

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Legendary French furniture designer Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) bestrode the 1960’s and 70’s with his recognizable and innovative style that instantly revolutionized everyday furniture. He studied at the Ecole Camondo design school in Paris, where his teacher urged him to join Marcel Gascoin’s workshop. There Paulin took in Scandinavian aesthetics and gained great insight in the role that design could play in society. Through the 1950’s Pierre Paulin moved on to design furniture on his own and he began to experiment with stretchy, extensible fabrics that could be drawn across a chair’s...

Legendary French designer Pierre Paulin originally designed the Pacha Lounge Chair in 1975. Paulin designed the chair in harmony with the changing design style of its period, replacing the austerity of post-war design with a new, vigorous approach. Paulin managed to give a real elegance to the rounded forms of the Pacha Lounge Chair by finding the perfect proportions, raising it lightly on its base and tracing in the foam and upholstery with stitching lines inclined inwards. Through pieces like the Pacha Lounge Chair, Pierre Paulin pioneered low-level living; a modern way of living and...

GamFratesi Studio was established in 2006 by the Danish architect Stine Gam (born 1975) and the Italian architect Enrico Fratesi (born 1978). GamFratesi belongs to the latest generation of furniture architects and together they represent a new interpretation of the meeting between Danish and international design traditions. GamFratesi’s design takes its creative drive from a fusion of tradition and renewal and in an experimental approach to their chosen materials and techniques. With their diverse traditional background, they draw on the classic Danish furniture and craft tradition as well...

The new Bat Lounge Chair, which comes in a highand low-back version, is designed by Danish-Italian design-duo GamFratesi. The chair carries strong references to the interesting characteristics of bats, with its inviting, distinctive shell reminiscent of the shape of a bat’s wingspan. Balancing between the traditional and surprising, the Bat Lounge Chair is created with a Scandinavian approach to crafts, simplicity and functionalism while also carrying a strong embedded story and associations expressed in a minimalist idiom. The wide range of upholstery options and different bases makes the...

The Bat Dining Chair is designed by Danish-Italian design-duo GamFratesi. The chair carries strong references to the interesting characteristics of bats, with its inviting, distinctive shell reminiscent of the shape of a bat’s wingspan. Balancing between the traditional and surprising, the Bat Dining Chair is created with a Scandinavian approach to crafts, simplicity and functionalism while also carrying a strong embedded story and associations expressed in a minimalist idiom. The Bat Dining Chair comes as a fully- front- and unupholstered version in a wide range of colours, upholstery...

Beetle Table Collection With the introduction of the Beetle Table, the Beetle Collection has bloomed into a series with unlimited possibilities. Today the collection consists of the Beetle Dining Chair, Beetle Stool, Beetle Lounge Chair, Beetle Footstool, Beetle Sofa and, as the latest addition, the Beetle Table. With its light and simple appearance, the Beetle Table is perfectly suited for cafés and restaurants as well as for contract spaces. The Beetle Table is available as a dining and lounge version and comes in different table top sizes to suit various spatial settings.

Gent Dining Chair Designed by the design duo GamFratesi, the Gent Dining Chair is characterised by the contradiction between Scandinavian elegance and Italian dynamic lines. Strongly connected to the Masculo Chair, the new Gent Dining Chair is characterised by a distinctive backrest, expressing an almost aggressive masculinity, whilst at the same time being gentle and embracing. The Gent Dining Chair possesses a playful balance between formality and whimsy, offering a modern twist on the classic dining chair that evokes the image of the 1950’s. Its appearance is ultimately light and simple...

Tail Lounge Chair Designed by award-winning duo GamFratesi, the Tail Lounge Chair holds a playful nature, with its rounded back resembling the spectacular form of a peacock tail. The Tail Lounge Chair reflects the combination of GamFratesi’s design traditions, where the perfect synergy is found between the Italian playfulness, sculptural and artistic aesthetics and the Danish sense for craftsmanship, detailing and refinement of form. Available in both a low and high-backed version, the Tail Lounge Chair is perfectly suited for public settings such as lounges, lobbies and reception areas.

Beetle Lounge Chair with 4 -Sta r Ba se The Beetle Lounge Chair with 4-star base holds a contemporary look with a formal expression. The comfortable seat with organic proportions, pairs the clean design and swivel functionality of the 4-star base. Being flawlessly tailored in unlimited fabric offerings as well as black, white or polished aluminium base, the Beetle Lounge Chair invites to settle in and relax in lounge areas and lobbies where a statement furniture is sought for. The lounge chair is also available in a variety of finishes of wood and conical base.