Design Icon: Charlotte Perriand
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Perriand’s first landmark collaboration with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, this triptych of chromium-plated steel chairs, presented a modernist view of living. Each was crafted with a specific function. The B301 sling back chair was for conversation, the LC2 Grand Confort was for relaxation, and the B306 chaise lounge was meant for sleeping. Above, Perriand, sporting a Josephine Baker hairstyle, poses with the lounge. She’d later reinterpret this signature work with bamboo.