French architect India Mahdavi has distorted the familiar coloured stripes found at seaside resorts to create the scenography for this exhibition of 20th-century furniture from the Centre Pompidou's collection.

The exhibition presents more than 60 pieces from the Parisian institution's 20th-century collection at the Cercle Naval de Toulon ? a heritage-listed 1930s building designed to host receptions for the region's naval officers.
The pop-up show was organised as part of the fourth edition of the Toulon Festival of Indoor Architecture, which is held in conjunction with the annual Design Parade event at Villa Noailles in nearby Hyères.

The Nouvelles Vagues exhibition is curated by the Centre Pompidou's Marie-Ange Brayer and explores how the shape of furniture evolved throughout the last century in response to lifestyle changes and the emergence of leisure culture. "This exhibition of furniture, lounge chairs and inflatable pop reflects an evolution of manners and our relationship to the body," said Brayer.

The furniture on display includes early 20th-century chaise longues by the likes of Eileen Gray and Robert Mallet-Stevens, who reinterpreted the deck chair in new materials such as bent tubular steel and plywood.
These modernist designs are presented alongside contemporary versions of the chaise including a lightweight chair by Maarten Van Severen that is made from polyester and aluminium.

Another section of the exhibition showcases the emergence of more c...