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Designer
Charlotte Perriand
Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) was a French architect and designer, born in Paris to a tailor and a seamstress. She studied furniture design at the École de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs from 1920 to 1925.
Biography
Background
Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) was a French architect and designer, born in Paris to a tailor and a seamstress. She studied furniture design at the École de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs from 1920 to 1925.
Signature Style
Her Bar sous le Toit in aluminium, nickel-plated steel and glass, shown at the 1927 Salon d'Automne, led Le Corbusier to invite her to his studio. In the 1930s she turned to wood and cane and to vernacular forms from Savoie, and her time in Japan from 1940 deepened her minimal, functional approach — "the art of dwelling is the art of living".
Notable Works
- With Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret (1928): LC2 Grand Confort, B301 (LC1) and B306 / LC4 chaise longue
- Interiors and kitchens for the Unité d'habitation
- Furniture produced with Jean Prouvé (1951–1953)
- The Les Arcs ski resort in Savoie
Legacy
A co-founder of the Union des Artistes Modernes, Perriand is recognised as a pioneer of modern design; Cassina's I Maestri collection re-edits both her shared works and her own pieces.
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Products
LC8 Tabouret tournant
Swivel stool by Charlotte Perriand with a chrome steel frame and circular-material padding.
LC9 Tabouret
Stool by Charlotte Perriand with a chrome tubular steel frame and a rattan or leather seat.
LC7 Swivel Chair
Swivel armchair with a padded backrest and round seat, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927.
Mexique Stool
Charlotte Perriand's three-legged Mexique stool in solid wood, at 45 cm and 72 cm high.
Mexique Low Table
Charlotte Perriand's low Mexique table of 1956: 118 x 80 cm, oak or walnut top, metal legs.
Tabouret Berger
Charlotte Perriand's 1953 low three-legged table-stool in solid oak or American walnut.
Tokyo Chaise Longue
Perriand's 1940 bamboo chaise longue of twelve curved strips, re-issued in bamboo or teak.
Ombra Tokyo Chair
Perriand's stackable chair from one folded, curved sheet of oak plywood, first shown in 1953.
Petit Bureau en Forme Libre
Perriand's free-form desk of 1952, rounded and asymmetrical, in walnut, mahogany or lacquered MDF.
Plana Coffee Table
Charlotte Perriand's thick-topped Plana coffee table of 1969, in oak, walnut or lacquer.
Table En Forme Libre
Perriand's three-legged dining table with rounded edges, in mahogany or lacquer; seats up to eight.
Indochine Chaise Longue
Perriand's armrest chaise longue, designed in Vietnam in 1943, in painted tubular steel.
