Charlotte perriand nuage bookcase

Nuage shelving 1955 perriands stay in japan also inspired. The book supports can be slided in any position desired. Please contact a space sales consultant for further information. Authenticity and avantgarde characterise charlotte perriands nuage shelving unit from 1940. Charlotte perriand nuage boockcase ash, painted bent steel and aluminium wall mounted bookcase. Nuage shelving system by charlotte perriand reissued by cassina. The proposed model consists of the two library divisions of 526 nuage cassina series. Charlotte perriand 19031999 born in 1903, charlotte perriand exudes the optimism and energy of the 20th century in her life and her work. All the elements can be combined to create hanging, floormounted, wallmounted or freestanding solutions. Inventing a new world marks 20 years since perriand passed away at the age of 96 in 1999 the show is the first time the entirety of the frank gehrydesigned gallery has been. Charlotte perriand was a french architect and designer known for her iconic modernist furniture.

A process that goes back to the origins to rediscover modern design projects, extracting them from the archives and making them known to everyone. In paris, tribute is paid encore to the french architect and designer. In the charlotte perriand vision, modularity, never rigid or tank, combines functionality and aesthetics, answering all the needs of the user. Nuage is a bookcase with frame and shelves in oak, partitions in black varnished steel and two sliding shutters in varnished aluminium. Nearly a decade later, she unveiled nuage french for cloud, a modular bookshelf that could be. Many innovators helped usher in the modernist movement, but french architect, furniture maker, and interior designer charlotte perriand turned lofty ideals into revolutionary living spaces. Nuage, a family of bookshelves and cupboards designed by charlotte perriand in the 1950s, offers the opportunity to grasp the birth of one of the earliest and most effective examples of modular design.

The basic components are the wooden oak shelves and vertical elements in anodized or white painted aluminum. Charlotte perriands nuage bookcase performs at paris. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs wooden wall bookcase in style of charlotte perriand, france 1950s. Wooden wall bookcase in style of charlotte perriand. Charlotte perriand and nuage at the expo synthese des arts tokyo, 1955. In this context, her specific contribution focuses on interior composition, conceived as creating a new way of living, still today at the heart of. Half way through the 1950s, she started working on nuage, a family of bookshelves and cupboards that cassina is exclusively reproducing today, for the first time. Le corbusier, pierre jeanneret and charlotte perrian. Sold nuage bookcase, circa 1950 cherry wood and aluminum 80h x 72w x 9d inches 203. The mx version, ideal to be placed at the center of the room, and the tn version, the library to be fixed to the wall. View nuage wall shelf by charlotte perriand sold at design evening sale on new york auction 12 december 2017. This was certainly the case for charlotte perriand, the designer behind some of the last centurys most iconic pieces of furniture. Charlotte perriands nuage bookcase performs at paris auction. Crafted from solid oak, oak veneer, painted diamondpoint aluminum, painted aluminum, and.

See more ideas about charlotte perriand, furniture and furniture design. Please note additional materials, colours and sizes may be available. These units can be combined with others so they can serve myriad purposes in myriad settings, creating new combinations. Charlotte perriand 19031999 was so inspired by the work of le corbusier that in 1927 she turned up at his studio asking for a job, only to be. See more ideas about charlotte perriand, furniture design and design.

Nuage, a family of bookshelves and cupboards by charlotte perriand. As a student, she studied furniture design at the school of the central union of decorative arts, in paris. See available design, sculpture, and seating for sale and learn about the artist. At the end of her studies, she met le corbusier and jeanneret with whom she collaborated for 10 years. Sideboards, cupboards, bookshelves, with ground support or hung. Charlotte perriand nuage bookshelf and cupboard bonluxat. The collection includes containers and modular bookcases. Bookcase shelves wall shelves storage shelves shelving pierre jeanneret charlotte perriand mid century style mid century design vintage furniture. Charlotte perriand was a rare female voice among the avantgarde designers whose designs shaped modern living in the early 20th century. Charlotte perriand never sees modularity, the key to modern design, as rigid or aseptic. Quickly, she decided to study the decorative arts at the ucad school. She then continued her experiments with different materials. Charlotte perriand nuage bookshelf circa 1960 artsy. Charlotte perriand tunisie bookcase, designed for the student rooms o.

Charlotte perriand full membership of that avantgarde cultural movement which, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in aesthetic values and gave birth to a truly modern sensitivity towards everyday life. Renowned for her groundbreaking furnishing designs, charlotte perriand never stopped studying and thinking about cupboards and bookshelves throughout her long career as an architect. They entrusted the interior decoration missions to her. Authenticity and avantgarde characterise charlotte perriand s nuage shelving unit from 1940. The story behind charlotte perriands iconic nuage cabinet. Inspiration baden baden interior amsterdam the incomparable charlotte perriand nuage by charlotte perriand for cassina is one of the best works of the designer, a very functional play piece. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Charlotte perriand 19031999 was so inspired by the work of le corbusier that in 1927 she turned up at his studio asking for a job, only to be rebuffed with the words. Nuage, a family of bookcases and storage units designed by charlotte perriand for cassina.

Nuage wall shelf by charlotte perriand for sale at 1stdibs. Her work is regarded just as modern and stylish today, as it was in the first half of the twentieth century. As a student, she rejected the popular beauxarts style and found inspiration instead in machineage technology. In fact, the fondation louis vuitton is devoting a fascinating exhibition to her. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. One of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern movement, charlotte perriand 19031999 introduced the machine age aesthetic to interiors in the steel, aluminium and glass furniture she created at le corbusiers architectural studio in the late 1920s and 1930s. Drawing on her experience of seeing cloudlike wallhung modular shelves in kyoto, she developed her own version. For sale on 1stdibs nuage wall shelf by charlotte perriand ashveneered plywood, painted steel, aluminum. From sothebys, charlotte perriand, nuage bookshelf circa 1960, oak veneer, lacquered steel and aluminum, 71. Charlotte perriand nuage wall shelf, circa 1956 phillips. The image above shows a model with shutters in yellow and green. Charlotte perriand nuage bookshelf and cupboard stateoftheart modularity. As a young designer in the studio of le corbusier, perriand absorbed the values integral to his architecture for modern living. For her it always combines functionality and aesthetics, managing to completely satisfy user requirements.