During her creative life, Charlotte Perriand, a lover of mountain landscapes and Japanese houses, who worked in the field of habitation, varied and improved the modernist ideal and concepts of Le Corbusier.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Paris, 1927 Creation date of the model
Thonet frères, France, 1930 Production date
Part of a dining room set shown for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in Paris in 1928
Chrome steel tube, leather
Purchased, 1980
From the expression that was so important to her, The Art of Living, her productions were significant for the evolution of ways of living. This is illustrated by the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, starting in 1966 with three emblematic pieces: the B301 Basculant Lounge Chair and the B306 Basculant Lounger, pioneers in chrome steel tubing the creation of which she shared with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, as well as the three legged stool called Berger.
Swing back Armchair
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967)
Cassina, Italy, 1965
Formes Nouvelles, distributor, Paris
Chrome steel tube, foalskin, leather
Gift of Formes Nouvelles, 1966
Table et siège en tube d’acier
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967)
Paris, 1928
Thonet frères France, 1930
Base in painted metal, structure in chrome steel tube, rubber. Without upholstery.
Purchased, 1966
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
France, 1953
Steph Simon, distributor, Paris, 1956-1974
Turned pear and acacia
Purchased from Steph Simon, 1966
If Perriand’s pieces stand out for the elegance of the lines and proportions, they are the result of a rigorous selection of materials – wood, bamboo, chrome steel, etc. They are also the product of very thorough study of the idea of saving space such as storage, partitions and trellises which slide to create new domestic horizons.
Unique piece
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) Japan, 1940
Shown in 1941 in the Takashimaya stores in Tokyo during the exhibition “Tradition, Sélection, Création”
Bamboo, oak, beech, aluminium
Gift of Nihon Mingei Kan, 1985
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
France, 1954
Ash, cushions in foam covered with cloth
Purchased by the State, 2001.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
France, 1954
Ash, cushions in foam covered with cloth
Purchased by the State, 2001
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
France, c. 1962
Steph Simon, distributor
Plastic, painted metal
_ Gift of Galerie Christine Diegoni, 1998