Charlotte perriand

The tempestuous history of Charlotte Perriand’s coveted Nuage cabinet

“We don’t embroider cushions here,” said the man considered as the most important architect of the modern age, during his first encounter with Charlotte Perriand. She wanted to work for Le Corbusier, a name synonymous with those dramatically new brutal concrete buildings, rejecting the past, promising a utopian future. He would take some convincing to hire Perriand,…

Charlotte Perriand. Revolving Armchair. 1928. Thonet Frères, Paris, France. Chrome-plated tubular steel and leather. 29 3/4 x 22 x 21 1/4" (75.6 x 55.9 x 54 cm), seat h. 21 5/8" (54.9 cm). Gift of Thonet Industries, Inc. 162.1958. Architecture and Design

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The Modern Life exhibition at London's Design Museum celebrates Charlotte Perriand's design work; from sketches to prototypes of the now iconic chairs:

an exhibition at the petit palais in paris reveals for the first time, the role photography played in the work and creative process of charlotte perriand.

If you haven't heard of her, you've definitely seen her work.

Inspired by a visit to the Fondation Louis Vuitton’s exhibition Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World, William Middleton explores the life of this modernist pioneer and her impact on the worlds of design, art, and architecture.

Founded in 2012 by Adam Lindemann, Venus Over Manhattan is dedicated to curated exhibitions both historic and contemporary, which cast a unique and often iconoclastic view on the work of established artists or artists whose works have been somewhat overlooked.

ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴅɪᴛ on Instagram: “Charlotte Perriand drawing a free form table for her Paris apartement. The goal of the free form is to maximize seats around the table…”