Image source: Cassina — Mexique Stool
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Mexique Stool
Charlotte Perriand's three-legged Mexique stool in solid wood, at 45 cm and 72 cm high.
400 × 450 × 320 mm
1952
Approx. $1,700 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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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.
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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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LC8 Tabouret tournant
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LC9 Tabouret
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LC7 Swivel Chair
Swivel armchair with a padded backrest and round seat, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927.
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.
