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Charlotte sur chaise longue 1928 ©Archives Charlotte Perriand
This article first appeared in Mix Interiors #233
Words: Dominic Lutyens
Anyone reasonably well acquainted with French modernist architect and designer Charlotte Perriand may well have heard an anecdote with which she’s closely associated. In 1927, filled with admiration for Le Corbusier, Perriand applied for a job at his studio only to be rebuffed with the condescending words: “We don’t embroider cushions here.” Le Corbusier had to eat his words later, upon discovering that Perriand had the know-how to design furniture he had long yearned to produce. On spotting Perriand’s tubular-steel, nickel-coated copper bar stool and Fauteuil Tournant armchair at prestigious Paris fairs, he promptly hired Perriand, putting her in charge of furniture development and interior design.
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