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Paravent Ambas­sade Screen

c. 1969

by Charlotte Perriand
for Cassina

Paravent Ambas­sade Screen

by Charlotte Perriand
for  Cassina

or Call to Order

In 1969, Char­lotte Perriand designed an authen­tic piece for an ambas­sador’s home, which is now the Paravent Ambas­sade screen. It is a genuine archi­tec­tural compo­si­tion where Canaletto walnut or oak are cut into rectan­gu­lar blocks and connected with threaded rods. The result is an artist’s puzzle, a small archi­tec­tural piece made from 313 hand-processed solid wood blocks and assem­bled indi­vid­u­ally. Thanks to the signif­i­cant number of blocks, it is possi­ble to mold the screen into increas­ingly diverse shapes and artic­u­late its move­ment with sinu­ous­ness like that of a micro-mesh. This piece results from Perriand’s passion and insight into artisan culture. For quick-ship options, please see the spec sheet to the left or call 800.886.0867 for details.

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Charlotte Perriand

France (1903–1999)

In her eight-decade career, Charlotte Perriand contributed to countless design projects that allowed her to experiment with material. She explored working with tubular steel furniture, natural pieces in ebonized wood, bamboo furniture in Japan, and more. Paying close attention to the functionality of the furniture and the arrangement of the interior environment, Perriand designed pieces that were meant to be comfortably used and enjoyed in a space, as evidenced in her famed 1959 daybed or curved-back LC7 chair. Her revolutionary user-centric approach helped establish her as a seminal figure in the modernist design movement whose legacy endures to this day.

Not long after graduating from Ecole de L'Union Centrale de Arts Decoratifs in Paris, Perriand impressed critics with “Bar Under the Roof,” an installation featuring an aluminum and chrome bar counter and card table presented at the Salon d’Automne in 1927. The showcase established her as an avant-garde talent to watch and wowed a personal icon of hers, Le Corbusier—who invited her to join his studio and work on furniture designs with him and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. The trio went on to craft some of the most enduring modern furniture pieces of the 20th century, such as the widely collected LC4 chaise longue, today produced by Cassina.

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