Title & Author:

Charlotte Perriand : the modern life / edited by Justin McGuirk.

Publication:

London : The Design Museum Publishing, 2021.
New York, NY : ARTBOOK / D.A.P., USA and Canada Distribution
©2021

Description:

285 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Notes:
Published to accompany the 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 dates: June 19-September 5, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

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.

ISBN:

1872005527 (hardcover)
9781872005522 (hardcover)

Subject:

Perriand, Charlotte Exhibitions.
Perriand, Charlotte.
Interior decorators France Biography.
Interior architecture France Exhibitions.
Furniture design France Exhibitions.
Interior decoration France Exhibitions.
Décorateurs d'intérieurs France Biographies.
Architecture intérieure France Expositions.
Meubles Design France Expositions.
Décoration intérieure France Expositions.
Interior decorators
Furniture design
Interior architecture
Interior decoration
France

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Biographies
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Perriand, Charlotte, designer.
McGuirk, Justin, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315756
Call No.: 315756
Copy: 1
Status: Available