Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Cansado is a mining town built in the 1960s by the Mauritanian Iron Mines Company "MIFERMA" to house its staff. Part of the furniture was designed by Charlotte Perriand between 1959 and 1967. This desk boasts a sleek design, with mahogany veneer structure and three drawers. Base in black lacquered metal. Perriand was one of the most influential designers of the 20th century and was known for her modernist approach to furniture design. She was a pioneer of the use of industrial materials and techniques in furniture design, which allowed her to create innovative and functional pieces that were both affordable and stylish. Manufacturer. Steph Simon...

Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa. Painted steel, plastic laminate-covered wood. Measures: 74.3 x 80 x 80 cm In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs 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 "E´quipement 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...

Bridge table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa. Editioned by Steph Simon, France. Painted steel, plasti...

Charlotte Perriand ’s Bench with thirteen solid ash slats, resting on a structure in black lacquered metal. Foam trim covered with a linen sheet in Mokka t...

In the late 1950s, Charlotte Perriand was commissioned to undertake the design and furnishing of Cansado, a town in Mauritania. This mining settlement was purpose-built to house the ...

Low table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa. Painted steel, wood. Measures: 74.3 x 80 x 80 cm In good original condition, with mino...