CANSADO Mahogany Bench by Charlotte Perriand, Mauritania, 1962
REF: 7758
CANSADO Mahogany Bench by Charlotte Perriand, Mauritania, 1962
REF: 7758
Designer
"Cansado" bench designed by Charlotte Perriand for the development program of the Cansado mining town, Mauritania.
Produced for the MIFERMA company, it furnished executive housing built between 1959 and 1967, as part of a coordinated project combining architecture, urban planning, and furniture.
The structure features a black lacquered steel base combined with thirteen solid mahogany slats. The seat is completed with cushions upholstered in anthracite grey Nobilis wool cloth. Other finishes available on request.
Provenance: Cansado mining town, Mauritania
Manufacturer: Steph Simon, circa 1959-1967.
Literature: Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, Un art d'habiter, 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, p. 440 (related models). François Laffanour, Steph Simon, Rétrospective 1956-1974, Paris, 2007.
- Height 23.5 cm / 9 1⁄2"
- Width 190 cm / 75"
- Depth 70 cm / 27 3⁄4"
Category
- Year Circa 1962
- Medium Acajou, metal, velvet
- Country France
- Provenance Provenance: Executives' house in the mining town of Cansado, Mauritania.
- Condition Good - Lighlty used
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