Mexique Stool
Charlotte Perriand's three-legged Mexique stool in solid wood, at 45 cm and 72 cm high.
400 × 450 × 320 mm
Source: technical drawing image — 531_1 Mexique Stool, height 45 cm — published as W 40 × D 32 × H 45 cm
1952
EUR 1,575, Mexique Stool, height 45 cm, Canaletto walnut structure, gunmetal legs (default selection), cassina.com worldwide shop, 2026-10-14
Description
Overview
Mexique Stool is a stool by Charlotte Perriand with a solid wood "en forme libre" seat on a geometric metal frame of three legs. The page gives 1952 as the design year and offers two heights.
Construction
The sheet lists a solid wood seat with an open-pore finish, metal legs, a brushed stainless steel footrest and feet in black plastic.
Specifications
- 531_1: 40 x 32 cm, 45 cm high
- 531_2: 47 x 37 cm, 72 cm high
- Structure finishes: Canaletto walnut, natural oak, oak stained black
- Leg finishes: gunmetal, painted matte black
Story
Joining the Mexique family
The page says the stools, in two heights of 45 cm and 72 cm, were introduced in 2019 as the Mexique family grew beyond its tables. According to the sheet, the seat is in solid wood and the lightness of the geometric leg frame is what the design highlights.
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Bureau Boomerang
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