As part of the Selected design session on Tuesday, December 11, 2019, PIASA is pleased to offer 18 pieces by Charlotte Perriand for sale.
Born of a tailor father and a seamstress mother for haute-couture, Charlotte Perriand graduated from the Union centrale des arts décoratifs in 1925. That same year, she exhibited wall panels representing nine muses for a music salon at the International Exhibition of Decorative and Modern Industrial Arts. The following year, she presented a "lounge corner" at the Salon des artistes décorateurs de Paris in 1926, including a table with a glass and steel top.
She made her name at the age of 24 with her Bar under the roof, including pedestal tables, low stools and bar stools with cross- or circular legs and a bench, in chromed steel, anodized aluminium and glass, created for her workshop apartment in Place Saint-Sulpice, which was presented at the 1927 Autumn Salon and acclaimed by critics and displayed a cabinet in violet wood, glass and metal at the 1927 Salon des artistes décorateurs.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Bloc
Estimate : 25000 / 35000 €
She began a ten-year collaboration (1927-1937) with Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier's cousin, who integrated her into the team at his agency. She became responsible for the furniture and equipment, created in 1928 with Jeanneret and Le Corbusier, for the villa La Roche.
From the 1940s onwards, his style was strongly influenced by a long stay in the Far East, particularly in Japan from 1940 to 1942.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Les Arcs
Estimate : 2500 / 3500 €
From 1955 to 1960, Charlotte Perriand was artistic director with Jean Prouvé of the Galerie Steph Simon (145 boulevard Saint-Germain) in Paris where their works were exhibited; she collaborated with Serge Mouille in particular.
After the abandoned project for the Les Menuires resort, Charlotte Perriand participated between 1967 and 1986 in the design of the Les Arcs mountain resort in Savoie, both in its architecture and in the interior design.
The series of seven "Bauché" chairs offered for sale by PIASA was created in 1968. Made of wood and mulch, his chairs are available with an estimate of between 4000 and 6000 euros.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Bauché
Estimate : 4000 / 6000 €
