Essential Design 
30 July 2024
Essential Design 
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Selected by Charlotte Perriand

Sconces from Les Arcs, Savoie

France, c. 1970
frosted glass, Bakelite 5¼ h × 5 w × 5¾ d in (13 × 13 × 15 cm)
estimate: $600–800
result: $852
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Perriand selected this design for use in the Les Arcs ski resort.
provenance: Les Arcs, Savoie, France | Private Collection
literature: Charlotte Perriand: Art of Living, McLeod, ppg. 151-152 discuss project

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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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