Essential Design 
12 January 2023
Charlotte Perriand, Door and frame from Les Arcs, Savoie - Image 1 of 2
Charlotte Perriand, Door and frame from Les Arcs, Savoie - Image 2 of 2
Essential Design 
Charlotte Perriand, Door and frame from Les Arcs, Savoie - Image 1 of 2
Charlotte Perriand, Door and frame from Les Arcs, Savoie - Image 2 of 2
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Charlotte Perriand

Door and frame from Les Arcs, Savoie

France, 1967
enameled fiberglass, chrome-plated metal 76½ h × 28¼ w × 2½ d in (194 × 72 × 6 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $10,080
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Charlotte Perriand oversaw the design team at Les Arcs beginning in the late 1960s and with the progressive group, designed and built Arc 1600, Arc 1800 and Arc 2000 at the resort.
provenance: Les Arcs, Savoie, France | Private Collection
literature: Charlotte Perriand: Carnet de Montagne, Aujame and Perriand Barsac, pg. 81 Charlotte Perriand: Art of Living, McLeod, ppg. 151-152 discuss project

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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I’m very interested in the life of houses. Everything is created from within, if you will — needs, gestures, a harmony, a euphoric arrangement, if possible, in relation to an environment ... After all, we are a part of the universe.

Charlotte Perriand

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