Charlotte Perriand
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Designer Charlotte Perriand (French, 1903–1999)French, 1903–1999

ManufacturerManufactured by Bureau de Coordination du Batiment(French, active 1952–1960s)French, active 1952–1960s

CultureFrench

Titles

Console

Datec.1951

MediumLarchwood and aluminum

Dimensions28 7/16 × 52 3/8 × 42 1/8 in. (72.2 × 133 × 107 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Carrie Glassman Shoemake, FAIA, in her honor

Object number2022.704.A-.C

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

The AIA Houston Collection

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceSpecial order by Georges Candilis, Megève, France c. 1950; [Laffanour Downtown Galerie, Paris]; purchase by MFAH 2022.
Exhibition Historyn/a
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Stamped at bottom center of tabletop in black: 4 R. MARCEL PERETTO / GRENOBLE

Circular gallery label adhered to underside of tabletop: CPE / 435-2 [handwritten] / LAFFANOUR [typed]

Catalogue raisonnéBarsac, Jacques, and Michelle Perrot, eds. Charlotte Perriand The Complete Works Vol. 1-4. Zurich: Verlag Schiedegger & Spies, 2015-2019.

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