"BANQUETTE CALLED 'CANSADO' BY CHARLOTTE PERRIAND"
- Designer :
- Charlotte Perriand
- Dimensions :
- H35 x W190 x D70
- Color :
- wooden
- Material :
- wood
- Style :
- design
"BANQUETTE 'CANSADO' CHARLOTTE PERRIAND IN MAHOGANY CIRCA 1962. CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903–1999) 'Banquette Cansado', circa 1962. Modernist bench designed by Charlotte Perriand for the housing of the Cansado mining town in Mauritania, as part of the MIFERMA development program. Structure in black lacquered steel and seat made of 13 original mahogany slats. An emblematic creation of Perriand's functional furniture, combining architectural rigor, purity of lines, and timeless elegance. Edition: Steph Simon, circa 1959–1967. Bibliography: Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, the complete works, vol. 3, Éditions Norma, 2017, p. 119 (similar models).".