Cansado desk by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1962.
REF: 7675
Cansado desk by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1962.
REF: 7675
Designer
A desk designed by Charlotte Perriand in the late 1950s.
The rectangular top is laminated with a grey melamine and rests on a black lacquered metal structure, which includes a black drawer marked "Charlotte Perriand breveté S.G.D.G".
Cansado is a mining town built in the 1960s by the Société des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie "MIFERMA" to house its staff. Part of the furniture was designed by Charlotte Perriand between 1959 and 1967.
Manufacturer : Steph Simon, Circa 1959 - 1967.
Bibliography:
-Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, The Complete Works, vol. 3, Edition Norma, 2017, p. 117-120, Furniture for Miferma for more information on this period.
- Height 73 cm / 28 "
- Width 122 cm / 48 "
- Depth 50 cm / 19 "
Category
- Year Circa 1962
- Medium Metal, Wood, Laminate
- Country France
- Condition Vintage, signs of wear, drawer with fragilities