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Title: Charlotte Perriand
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Modern Life
Author: Justin McGuirk
Contributor: Justin McGuirk (Edited by)
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9781872005522
ISBN: 9781872005522
Publisher: Design Museum
Genre: Fashion & Design
Topic: Architecture & Antiques
Release Date: 24/03/2021
Description: Charlotte Perriand was one of great designers of the twentieth century. A pioneer of modernism, her work was often overshadowed by her more famous male collaborators, who included Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Jean Prouvé. However, in recent years her reputation as a furniture designer and architect has matched the stature of her peers – her furniture in particular has become highly prized by collectors. From the 1920s onwards, Perriand was instrumental in bringing the modernist aesthetic to interiors. But she also believed in the synthesis of the arts, and was friends with visual artists such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger.This book will explore Perriand’s journey from the machine aesthetic to her adoption of natural forms, and from modular furniture systems to major architectural projects such as Les Arcs ski resort. Featuring some of her most famous interiors, as well as her original furniture, her photography and her personal notebooks, this book sheds new light on Perriand’s creative process and her place in design history. It will accompany the forthcoming Design Museum exhibition of the same title, which will coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of Perriand’s last significant presentation in London, held at the Design Museum in 1996.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Release Year: 2021

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