Modern Italian 527 Mexique Table by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

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Table designed by charlotte perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched in 2014. Manufactured by cassina in italy. Included as one of the … Read more Table designed by charlotte perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched in 2014. Manufactured by cassina in italy. Included as one of the tables en forme libre created between 1938 and 1939, the final design was developed in 1952 for the students’ rooms of the maison du mexique at the cité universitaire internationale in paris. With a frame designed to be as compact as possible, the tables could be juxtaposed to create larger, symmetrical units. In 1952, the wooden legs were replaced by triangular-section bent metal. In 1956, the lowlevel version was created for the galerie steph simon in paris. The generous depth of the wooden table-top, available in solid wood, as well as with a gloss or matte finish, resonates with rare beauty. Meanwhile, form follows function in the edges form, reflecting the size of the human hand. New dining versions are added for 5 or 6 people, a new bar version and two new heights for the low tables. In addition, a number of new finishes enhance further the potential for these tables to work together and serve new purposes. Important information regarding images of products: please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding color(s) of products: actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual colour may vary slightly from your monitor about the designer: charlotte perriand (1903-1999) she was born in paris in 1903 and attended the e´cole de l'union centrale des arts décoratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "salon d'automne" in paris. After meeting le corbusier, charlotte perriand worked with him and pierre jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "équipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "salon d'automne," where they were widely acclaimed. In 1930 the union des artistes modernes (uam) was founded in paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "salon d'automne" and also advocated art deco and modernism. From 1931 charlotte perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 charlotte perriand and pierre jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "exposition internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses made of aluminium. In 1940 charlotte perriand became a design consultant to the japanese board of trade. She lived in japan until 1946 and from then on charlotte perriand's designs reveal overtones of the japanese feeling for form, as shown by the 1953 chair "synthe`se des arts." about the manufacturer: in a continuing dialogue between past, present, and future, cassina has created the i maestri collection, revisiting furnishing designs by the twentieth century’s best-known architects, including le corbusier, pierre jeanneret, charlotte perriand, charles rennie mackintosh, gerrit thomas rietveld, franco albini, frank lloyd wright and marco zanuso. While the designs and functional concepts have been precisely preserved, the models have been manufactured using evolved technology. This is also the company that has manufactured iconic pieces of contemporary design from the 50’s to the present day, ideated by some of the most important international designers. Today cassina continues to look to the future of design with audacious, passionate curiosity and an open, holistic approach. It affirms its exclusive ability to furnish a home’s living and dining spaces completely and iconically with the cassina perspective: a concept, a philosophy, an informed, futuristic thought. A detailed, expansive horizon of combinations; when placed together, the products have an innovative soul and the modern icons create authentic, welcoming, personal atmospheres involved in a conversation dominated by a code of design excellence, formal sensitive awareness, solidity and cultural authority. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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