A French vineyard and sculpture park is showcasing the iconic furniture of late French designer Pierre Paulin inside a pavilion designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer .

The exhibition – Pierre Paulin Program: Des idées courbes, Des formes libres – is on show at the Château La Coste estate near Aix-en-Provence.

It sees some of Paulin's most celebrated designs, including the shell-like Alpha Club Chair and the distinctively folded Déclive chaise longue, used to furnish the Oscar Niemeyer Auditorium.

The building, which opened in early 2022 , was the last project designed by Niemeyer before his death in 2012 .

The staging creates a dialogue between the work of these two influential 20th-century figures.

"While Paulin and Niemeyer worked in different fields of design, it is evident through this exhibition that they both shared a deep appreciation for the expressive potential of curves," said the project team.

"Their creative outputs have had a significant impact on the world of design and architecture and, whether in furniture or buildings, their use of flowing, sculptural forms has brought life and energy to the spaces and objects they inhabit."