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Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), a free woman, pioneer of modernity, a leading figure of the XX century design, who contributed to the definition of a new art de vivre. 

Charlotte Perriand was born on 24 October 1903 in Paris. She studied at the École de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs from 1920 to 1925. Two years later, she began working as an interior designer, based at her studio on Place Saint-Sulpice. Her research and interest in furniture design led her to collaborate with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in the 1920s and 1930s. 

To mark the twentieth anniversary of the passing of Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), the Fondation pays tribute to her as an architect and visionary creator through an exhibition of her work exploring the links between art, architecture and design.

Left: Charlotte Perriand face à la vallée, vers 1930 © ADAGP, Paris 2019 © AChP

Right: Charlotte Perriand sur la « Chaise longue basculante, B306 » (1928-1929) – Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand, vers 1928 © F.L.C. / ADAGP, Paris 2019 © AChP

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Through February 24th, 2020, the Fondation Louis Vuitton has opened a large-scale retrospective dedicated to Charlotte Perriand, a free woman, pioneer of modernity, a leading figure of 20th-century design, who contributed to the definition of a new art de vivre.  In this short film, get an overview of the exhibition exploring the links between art, architecture, and design as a tribute to this visionary creator. 

Visitors to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris have a unique opportunity to engage directly with Perriand's world of modernity thanks to meticulously researched, faithful reconstitutions that include works of art she selected, thus exemplifying her vision of a “synthesis of the arts”.

Charlotte Perriand on a « Chaise longue basculante, B306 » (1928-1929) – Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand, circa 1928 © F.L.C. / ADAGP, Paris 2019 © AChP

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