Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)

Biography

1903 Born in Paris, France. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

1920 Enrols at the Ecole de l’Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs to study furniture design. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

1926 Marries her first husband a year after graduation and converts their attic apartment into a ‘machine age’ interior. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1927 Exhibits the Bar sous le Toit filled with tubular steel furniture at the Salon d’Automne resulting in an invitation by Le Corbusier to join his studio at 35 rue de Sèvres to design furniture and interiors. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... First Salon dAutomne Catalog In 1903, the first Salon dAutomne (Fall Salon) was organized as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon. ... // Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a famous for what is now called modernism or the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ...

1928 Designs three chairs with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret – the LC2 Grand Confort armchair, the B301 reclining chair and B306 chaise longue – for the studio’s architectural projects. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a famous for what is now called modernism or the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ... Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his more famous cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier) for about twenty years. ...

1929 Creates a model modern apartment in glass and tubular steel to be exhibited as Equipement d’Habitation – or Living Equipment – at the Salon d’Automne. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... First Salon dAutomne Catalog In 1903, the first Salon dAutomne (Fall Salon) was organized as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon. ...

1930 Seperates from her husband and moves to Montparnasse. Travels to Moscow for a CIAM conference and designs fixtures for Pavilion Suisse at Cité Universitaire in Paris. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ...

1932 Starts work on the Salvation Army headquarters project in Paris. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Salvation Army is a Protestant evangelical Christian denomination and, more famously, a charity and social services organization, with international headquarters at 101 Queen Victoria Street, London. ...

1933 Travels to Moscow and Athens to participate in CIAM conferences. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ...

1934 Designs the furniture and interior fixtures for Le Corbusier’s new apartment on rue Nungesser-et-Coli. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a famous for what is now called modernism or the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ...

1937 Leaves Le Corbusier’s studio to collaborate with the artist Fernand Leger on a pavilion for the Paris Exhibition and to work on a ski resort in Savoie. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (February 4, 1881 - August 17, 1955) was an artist. ... (Redirected from 1937 Paris Exhibition) The Exposition Internationale de Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life) was held in 1937 in France. ... Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ...

1939 When World War II begins, she leaves Savoie to return to Paris and to design prefabricated buildings with Jean Prouvé and Pierre Jeanneret. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his more famous cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier) for about twenty years. ...

1940 Sails for Japan where she has been appointed as an advisor on industrial design to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

1942 Forced to leave Japan as an “undesirable alien”, but is trapped by the naval blockade and spends the rest of the war in Vietnam, where she marries her second husband and gives birth to a daughter, Pernette. This article is about the year. ...

1946 Returns to France and revives her career as an independent designer and her collaboration with Jean Prouvé. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

1947 Works with Fernand Leger on the design of Hôpital Saint-Lo. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (February 4, 1881 - August 17, 1955) was an artist. ...

1950 Designs a prototype kitchen for Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation apartment building in Marseilles. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a famous for what is now called modernism or the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ... Unite dHabitation, Marseille The Unité dHabitation (French, literally, Housing Unit) is the name of a modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris), which formed the basis of numerous housing developments designed by Le Corbusier throughout Europe with this name. ... Marseilles redirects here. ...

1951 Organises the French section of the Milan Triennale exhibition. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

1957 Designs the League of Nations building for the United Nations in Geneva. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: (help· info) //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (French Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River. ...

1959 Works with Le Corbusier and the Brazilian architect Lucio Costa on the interior of their Maison du Brésil at Cité Universitaire in Paris. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a famous for what is now called modernism or the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ... Lucio Costa was a Brazilian architect and urban planner born in 1902 in Toulon, France. ...

1960 Collaborates with Erno Goldfinger on the design of the French Tourist Office on London’s Piccadilly. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ...

1962 Begins a long-running project to design a series of ski resorts in Savoie. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ...

1985 Retrospective of her work at Musée des Arts-Décoratifs, Paris. This article is about the year. ...

1998 Publication of her autobiography, Vie de Création, and presentation of a retrospective at the Design Musuem, London 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

1999 Charlotte Perriand dies in Paris. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

References

• Charlotte Perriand: Modernist Pioneer by Charlotte Benton. Design Museum, October 1996. ISBN 1872005993.
• Charlotte Perriand: A Life of Creation by Charlotte Perriand. Monacelli, November 2003. ISBN 1580930743.
• Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living by Mary McLeod. Harry N Abrams, December 2003. ISBN 0810945037.
• Charlotte Perriand: Livre de Bord by Arthur Ruegg. Birlhauser (Princeton Architectural Press); 1 edition, December 2004. ISBN 3764370378.
• Die Liege LC4 von Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret und Charlotte Perriand (Design-Klassiker by Volker Fischer. Birkhauser. ISBN 3764368209.
• Charlotte Perriand by Elisabeth Vedrenne. Assouline, November 2005. ISBN 2843236614.
• Charlotte Perriand Un Art D'Habiter by J Barsac. Euro Pub.; 1st edition 2005. ASIN B000BP8AOM.

See also

External links

• Design Musuem, London