Born to a French father and a Swiss-German

mother, Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) grew up

in France, under the inspiration of his two

uncles. His paternal uncle, Georges Paulin,

invented the Eclipse mechanical folding roof

system and, working with Peugeot, Bentley

and Rolls Royce, provided a role model for

creativity in business. His great uncle Freddy

Stoll was a sculptor and instilled in a young

Paulin the notion that an object should be

beautiful from every angle.

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