Lot Essay
Réalisé à seulement cinq exemplaires ce modèle de potence pivotante de Charlotte Perriand perfectionne le principe tout en simplicité et épure utilisé à la villa Roche (1928) ainsi que dans l’appartement de Le Corbusier, rue Nungesser-et-Coli (1931-1934) : un long bras métallique avec une ampoule à son extrémité, qui pivote pour orienter la lumière dans la pièce. Seuls trois projets sont équipés de ce modèle, le chalet Le Vieux matelot à Saint-Nicolasde-Véroce (1938), le logement des contremaîtres de l’usine SCAL à Issoire (1940) et Las Cases à Paris (1939). Dans son appartement, Charlotte Perriand y accroche décorations ou vêtement légers quand n’y sont pas perchés les oiseaux de sa fille, régulièrement libérés de leur cage en fin de semaine.
Made in only five copies, this model of swiveling potence wall lamp by Charlotte Perriand is perfected around the same principle of simplicity and purity used in the Villa Roche (1928) as well as in Le Corbusier’s apartment in Rue Nungesseret-Coli (1931-1934): a long metal arm holding a light bulb, that swivels to direct light into the room. Only three projects are equipped with this model, the chalet Le Vieux matelot in Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce (1938), the accommodation for the foremen of the SCAL factory in Issoire (1940) and Las Cases in Paris (1939). In her apartment, Charlotte Perriand hung decorations or items of light clothing on it when her daughter’s birds were not perched there, the birds being regularly released from their cage at weekends.
Made in only five copies, this model of swiveling potence wall lamp by Charlotte Perriand is perfected around the same principle of simplicity and purity used in the Villa Roche (1928) as well as in Le Corbusier’s apartment in Rue Nungesseret-Coli (1931-1934): a long metal arm holding a light bulb, that swivels to direct light into the room. Only three projects are equipped with this model, the chalet Le Vieux matelot in Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce (1938), the accommodation for the foremen of the SCAL factory in Issoire (1940) and Las Cases in Paris (1939). In her apartment, Charlotte Perriand hung decorations or items of light clothing on it when her daughter’s birds were not perched there, the birds being regularly released from their cage at weekends.