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A lightweight chair whose concept and proportions
evoke the Japanese tradition of Origami, taking
its form from gentle folds, developed from a
single die-pressed piece of curved ply. This
stackable chair, visually analogous to the Ombra
armchair, was designed in Japan in 1954 for
the Synthèse des Arts exhibition (Le Corbusier,
Fernand Léger, Charlotte Perriand). The aesthetic
qualities determined by its distinctive traits of
simplicity and graphic purity are an expression
of the synthesis between gesture, form and
technique, and are a perfect example of Charlotte
Perriand’s spirit.
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