Charlotte Perriand

Large 'Tokyo' bench, commissioned by Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France, circa 1956

Large 'Tokyo' bench, commissioned by Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France, circa 1956
Walnut.
26 x 288 x 72 cm
Issued by Galerie Steph Simon, Paris, France.

Provenance
Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
Patrick Favardin, Les Décorateurs des années 50, Paris, 2002, p. 136
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un Art D'Habiter, 1903–1959, Paris, 2005, p. 430
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works Volume 2, 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, pp. 442, 468-70, 473 for similar examples

Commissioned directly by the architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, for his residence, the present 'Tokyo' bench is a larger version of the model.