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Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, 1887-1965) & Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Kitchen cell for the Unité d'habitation of Marseilles' Cité radieuse
Solid oak, oak veneer, beechwood veneer, aluminum and stoneware
Manufactured by the Établissements Charles Barberis and SITRAB
Model created in 1949/1952
H 132,5 × L 186,5 × P 67 cm
Provenance: Unité d'habitation of the Cité radieuse flat, Marseilles
Bibliography:
- Techniques & Architecture, n°9-10, 1950, similar model in situ in an article about the Cité radieuse in Marseilles, p. 40
- Le Corbusier Meubles et Intérieurs 1905-1965, A. Rüegg, Scheidegger & Spiess, 2012, similar model illustrated and registered under no. n°51-01-05, p. 327
- Charlotte Perriand, L'Oeuvre complète, Vol.2: 1940-1955, J. Barsac, Ed. Norma, 2015, similar model p. 176 ; model illustrated in original photographs reproduced pp. 217-219
