Free-Form According to Charlotte Perriand

Published on 28 October 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 06 November 2021 - 14:30 (CET) - 70, rue Vendôme - 69006 Lyon

This free-form table was bought in Paris in the 1960s and has remained in a collection in the Jura ever since. It was one of the famous architect’s signature designs.

Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), free-form table called "Feuille" (“Leaf”), dibetou... Free-Form According to Charlotte Perriand

Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), free-form table called "Feuille" (“Leaf”), dibetou wood, c. 1960, made by Steph Simon, 72 x 234 x 105 cm/28.3 x 92.1 x 41.3 in.
Estimate: €60,000/90,000

This wooden table with a modern shape, totally free of all constraints, is one of Charlotte Perriand’s finest achievements. Deeply affected by the poverty of the working classes, in 1936 the architect turned to wood as her material of choice for the…

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REGARD SUR LE XXEME SIECLE #25 - DESIGN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Saturday 06 November 2021 - 14:30 (CET) - Live

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