This armchair was specially created by Charlotte Perriand for the French section of the Exposition Internationale held in Bruxelles in 1935. Perriand adapted the Fauteuil dossier basculant that she designed...
This armchair was specially created by Charlotte Perriand for the French section of the Exposition Internationale held in Bruxelles in 1935. Perriand adapted the Fauteuil dossier basculant that she designed in 1928 with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, using organic materials instead of tubular steel and metal. The use of wood and straw brings a sense of warmth to geometric structure of the armchair, blending tradition and modernity and creating a timeless classic of the 20th century design.
Boris Lacroix, "Mobiliers et ensembles de vacances," Art et Décoration, no. 9, 1948, pp. 4-5 Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un art d'habiter 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, throughout Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand Complete Works, volume 2, 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, throughout