With the ombra tokyo chair charlotte perriand came up with an iconic piece with great visual appeal and exquisite refinement conjured from a single sheet of oak plywood cut folded and curved to evoke the japanese origami tradition.
Charlotte perriand tokyo chair.
Italian furniture brand cassina the only global company with the rights to produce perriand s designs has collaborated with the exhibition s curators providing reconstructions of her work and loans from its archive.
1 600 00 vintage cansado bench by charlotte perriand circa 1950.
The seat mattress and bolster headrest are specifically designed.
The kidokoro chair is often misattributed to charlotte perriand even though it was actually used by her to illustrate a design flaw.
In 2003 a single chair was up for sale at phillips with an estimate of 30k 40k.
It was also made a few years before perriand was even in japan.
Charlotte perriand cp1 wall light sce edition.
A pioneer of modernism in france charlotte perriand was one of the most influential figures in 20th century design and architecture.
But the architect s japanese adventure didn t stop there.
1 075 00 meribel chair by charlotte perriand for les arcs1800.
In her long career perriand s aesthetic grammar constantly evolved moving from the tubular steel furniture of the machine age to a lyrical naturalism.
In 2016 a pair sold for 10k at monthly modern auction.
11 000 00 bench by charlotte perriand 1950.
Lightweight chair with graceful folds resembles origami and was created in japan in 1954 for the synthèse des arts exhibition.
Charlotte perriand 1903 1999 was a french architect and designer and one of the most acclaimed figures to have emerged from the studio environment around le corbusier working across buildings interiors and furniture perhaps most notably chairs perriand s practice evolved radically over her lifetime shaped by her political views the turbulence of the mid 20th century and the.
The tokyo chaise lounge designed by charlotte perriand features a solid wood frame in a choice of teak or bamboo.
Its organic form curvy and inviting has been re issued and is now available in teak and well as bamboo wood.
Charlotte perriand left japan in winter 1942 to head to indochina before going back to france.
This chair was first shown in 1953 its slim line seat being an absolute first.
Most spectacular perhaps is the futuristic refuge tonneau 1938 which normally resides at cassina s.
Stackable light and functional the ombra tokyo chair is the perfect synthesis.
She returned to tokyo soil in 1953 when she remodelled air france s offices before staging a new exhibition synthesis of the arts in 1955.
Unknown year on the chair.
The seat is composed of twelve curved wooden strips that are connected to the curved bars below with satin brass studs.
Designed but not realised in 1940 by charlotte perriand during her time in tokyo this chair uses bamboo to revisit the famous lc4 chaise longue.
