Cansado sideboard by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1960

Cansado model sideboard with ash veneer body, opening with two sliding doors covered in black and white laminate as well as four wooden drawers, all resting on a black lacquered metal base. Cansado is a mining town built in the 1960s by the Société des Mines de Fer de Mauritania “MIFERMA” to house its staff. Part of the furniture was designed by Charlotte Perriand between 1959 and 1967. Edition Steph Simon, Circa 1959 - 1967. Good general condition with a slight lack Bibliography: -Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, The complete work, vol. 3, Edition Norma, 2017, p. 117-120 - Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, Un art d'habiter, 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, page 440 for similar models. - François Laffanour, Steph Simon, Retrospective 1956-1974, Paris, 2007.