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THE 'N° 27' CHAIR

A DEAR CHILD WITH MANY NAMES

THE 'N° 27' CHAIR

A DEAR CHILD WITH MANY NAMES

THE 'N° 27' CHAIR

The 'N° 27' chair by Charlotte Perriand, often referred to today as the "Meribel" chair, was initially designed in 1941 for the two-bedroom Tokyo apartment of Étienne Sicard, an employee at the French embassy, whom she met shortly after arriving in Japan in 1940. The first examples of these chairs had a crosspiece with a cylindrical cross-section, which differed from later models executed with a rectangular cross- section.

For Ark Kollekt 04 gallerist Stefan Lindher presents a curation of enduring designs from his vast collection, showcasing influential works including the chair with many names by Charlotte Perriand.

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In 1951, Blanchon, now based in Paris, founded his new company, B.C.B. (Bureau de Coordination du bâtiment). One of his aims was to to reissue the furniture originating from the B.C.C. edition, and the following year, Perriand completed the approval process with various manufacturers to produce the furniture for the revised B.C.B. catalog. Initially, Rimard et Dumuids were tasked with manufacturing Lounge Chair N° 25 and Chairs N° 26, 27, and 28. However, the list of manufacturers varied over the following years.

Upon returning to France after the war in March 1946, Perriand resumed her collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret and Georges Blanchon. Together, they worked on advancing the development of B.C.C. (Bureau Central de Construction), based in Grenoble, a project they had initiated in 1939 before her departure for Japan.

By the end of 1946, B.C.C. began producing the first Jeanneret-Perriand edition of wooden furniture manufactured by Équipement de la Maison. This edition was to be used in numerous projects by Charlotte Perriand in the French Alps. One of these projects was Hotel Le Doron in Meribel, where she utilized the revised 'N° 27' chair she had designed in Japan.

In September 1949, Georges Blanchon resigned from B.C.C. with the intention of establishing his own company. Three months later, Herman Muller, the director of Équipement de la Maison, was informed that as of January 1950, he would no longer have the exclusive rights to manufacture the series.

The updated furniture series was sold directly through B.C.B. and galleries such as Galerie M.A.I, Galerie du Siècle, Galerie Folklore, and Galerie Steph Simon. The B.C.B. production of the furniture series ended in 1968, and the following year, Perriand transferred the rights of the rush-seat chairs from the B.C.B. edition to Robert Sentou, who was already involved in manufacturing the furniture series.

In December 1968, Les Trois Arcs became the first building to be completed in the further development of the Les Arcs Ski Resort in the French Alps, laying the foundation for Perriand's substantial contribution to the architecture and interior design of the buildings developed over the next two decades. N° 27 found extensive application in the interior design of Les Trois Arcs and continued to be featured prominently in subsequent constructions within the Les Arcs project.

The chair N° 27 was later marketed as "Courchevel" by Sentou. A dear child with many names.

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Upon returning to France after the war in March 1946, Perriand resumed her collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret and Georges Blanchon. Together, they worked on advancing the development of B.C.C. (Bureau Central de Construction), based in Grenoble, a project they had initiated in 1939 before her departure for Japan.

By the end of 1946, B.C.C. began producing the first Jeanneret-Perriand edition of wooden furniture manufactured by Équipement de la Maison. This edition was to be used in numerous projects by Charlotte Perriand in the French Alps. One of these projects was Hotel Le Doron in Meribel, where she utilized the revised 'N° 27' chair she had designed in Japan.

In September 1949, Georges Blanchon resigned from B.C.C. with the intention of establishing his own company. Three months later, Herman Muller, the director of Équipement de la Maison, was informed that as of January 1950, he would no longer have the exclusive rights to manufacture the series.

In 1951, Blanchon, now based in Paris, founded his new company, B.C.B. (Bureau de Coordination du bâtiment). One of his aims was to to reissue the furniture originating from the B.C.C. edition, and the following year, Perriand completed the approval process with various manufacturers to produce the furniture for the revised B.C.B. catalog. Initially, Rimard et Dumuids were tasked with manufacturing Lounge Chair N° 25 and Chairs N° 26, 27, and 28. However, the list of manufacturers varied over the following years.

The updated furniture series was sold directly through B.C.B. and galleries such as Galerie M.A.I, Galerie du Siècle, Galerie Folklore, and Galerie Steph Simon. The B.C.B. production of the furniture series ended in 1968, and the following year, Perriand transferred the rights of the rush-seat chairs from the B.C.B. edition to Robert Sentou, who was already involved in manufacturing the furniture series.

In December 1968, Les Trois Arcs became the first building to be completed in the further development of the Les Arcs Ski Resort in the French Alps, laying the foundation for Perriand's substantial contribution to the architecture and interior design of the buildings developed over the next two decades. N° 27 found extensive application in the interior design of Les Trois Arcs and continued to be featured prominently in subsequent constructions within the Les Arcs project.

The chair N° 27 was later marketed as "Courchevel" by Sentou. A dear child with many names.

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