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Guéridon J.M. Low Table
Perriand's stackable low table of 1953, inspired by a Japanese tray; saddle leather on fibreglass.
620 × 500 × 400 mm
1953
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Guéridon J.M. is a stackable low table, designed in 1953 by Charlotte Perriand and produced by Cassina in 2016.
Construction
The frame is fibreglass, covered in saddle leather in the colours of the price list, with adhesive felt feet.
Specifications
- 530: 62 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 50 cm high (heights not labelled on the drawing)
- Finish: saddle leather, brown
Story
A tray for Tokyo
Perriand designed the table in 1953 for the residence of her husband Jacques Martin, head of Air France's Japanese division in Tokyo, taking the traditional black lacquered floor tray as her model.
Nine examples
Only nine examples were originally produced. The page says the Guéridon J.M. individual table was crafted from one sheet of aluminium, with a slot on either side.
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LC7 Swivel Chair
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Collection
Cassina iMaestri Collection
Cassina's iMaestri Collection, begun in 1965 with Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, since joined by Rietveld, Albini, Ponti and Eames.
