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Charlotte Perriand : the modern life

Title
Charlotte Perriand : the modern life / edited by Justin McGuirk.
Publication
  • London : The Design Museum, 2021.
  • ©2021

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McGuirk, Justin
Description
285 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
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 Prouve. 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 Leger. 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. Exhibition: Design Museum, London, UK (opens 19.06.2021).
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The 'furniture adventure' at the Rue de Sèvres / Tim Benton -- Notebooks 1930-40 / Jacques Barsac -- The natural world / Penny Sparke -- Perriand's handmade modernism / Glenn Adamson -- Beyond design / Sébastian Cherruet -- The architecutre of mass tourism / Jane Hall.
Call Number
JQE 21-912
ISBN
  • 1872005527
  • 9781872005522
OCLC
1198558570
Title
Charlotte Perriand : the modern life / edited by Justin McGuirk.
Publisher
London : The Design Museum, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
McGuirk, Justin, editor.
Research Call Number
JQE 21-912
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