Charlotte PERRIAND (1903-1999)
Coffee table with thick solid ash top resting on four profiled legs in folded steel sheet and lacquered in original black
Model designed around 1953 and published by Steph Simon from 1956
H : 37 cm W : 141 cm D : 54 cm
(restored top)
Bibliography:
- "La maison française", July 1957, page 6.
- J. Barsac, "Charlotte Perriand, Un art d'habiter", Editions Norma, Paris, 2005. Similar model reproduced on p. 347
- M-J. Jousset (ed.), "Charlotte Perriand", Exhibition catalogue, Editions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2005.
Similar model reproduced on p.158
Originally, in 1952, Charlotte Perriand designed a high table on the same model as our low table for the Maison du Mexique in the Cité Universitaire in Paris.
The legs were made by the Ateliers Prouvé, while the tops were made by the cabinetmaker André Chetaille.
