Charlotte Perriand

Tripod Stool

c. 1955, France
Distributed by Galerie Steph Simon
Ash wood
13 x 11 inches high

Literature: Steph Simon: Retrospective 1956-1974, Laffanour, ppg. 80-81

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Charlotte Perriand (1903 – 1999), was a French architect and designer, in charge of interiors and exhibitions for Le Corbusier's studio. By the 1930's, as her focus became more egalitarian and populist, she began to use traditional materials such as wood and cane. In 1940 she travelled to Japan as an official advisor for industrial design, and was detained due to the War. During her exile in Vietnam, she studied woodwork and weaving and gained much influence from Eastern design. Perriand aimed to develop affordable, functional, and appealing furniture for the masses, in the belief that better design would help in creating a better society.