Pine Wall Shelf attributed to Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, 1800

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Wall-mounted pine sideboard by Charlotte Perriand, from the Les Belles Challes residence in Arc 1800.

Originally created in 1952 for … Read more Wall-mounted pine sideboard by Charlotte Perriand, from the Les Belles Challes residence in Arc 1800.

Originally created in 1952 for Charlotte Perriand's personal apartment on Rue Las Cases in Paris, this model holds a special place in her work. Perriand also used it in her chalet in Méribel, before adapting it in 1967 for the Les Arcs development. This continuity between her own living spaces and large-scale mountain projects is characteristic of her approach. A solution conceived on a domestic scale is retained, transformed, and ultimately integrated into a collective project accommodating thousands of residents.

The sideboard is made entirely of fir. Two side supports with a cut profile structure the piece and support the various horizontal elements designed for storing dishes. Fixed to the wall, it keeps the floor clear and contributes to the highly rational organization of space developed by Perriand for mountain apartments.

This example comes from the Les Belles Challes residence in Arc 1800, where the design found a new application nearly twenty years after its creation for Rue Las Cases.

Provenance: Les Belles Challes, Arc 1800, Les Arcs, France.

Bibliography:
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. The Complete Works, Volume 3, 1956 to 1968, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2017, p. 330.
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. The Complete Works, Volume 4, 1968 to 1999, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2019, pp. 75, 145, and 147. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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