Charlotte Perriand played a central role in the development of modern design, yet her contributions were long overshadowed by the architects and institutions she worked alongside.

Trained as a designer and deeply engaged with questions of material, industry, and everyday life, Perriand helped redefine modern interiors, furniture, and domestic space in the twentieth century. Her work challenged rigid ideas of functionalism and introduced a more human, adaptable approach to modern living.

This video traces Perriand’s career chronologically, from her early years in Paris and her collaboration with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, through her work in Japan and postwar France. It examines how her ideas about materials, standardization, and social responsibility shaped modern design while often being absorbed into broader narratives that minimized her authorship.

Rather than focusing on individual objects alone, this essay places Charlotte Perriand’s work within the larger context of modernism, industrial production, and twentieth-century design culture.

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