フランス人建築家、デザイナーのシャルロット・ペリアン（Charlotte Perriand）の作品集。クレーフェルト市立美術館（Kunstmuseen Krefeld）、ザルツブルク近代美術館（Museum der Moderne Salzburg）、ジョアン・ミロ財団（Fundació Joan Miró）で開催される回顧展に際して刊行されました。
ペリアンは、人間、自然、芸術を織り交ぜる人間中心の哲学に導かれ、機能的かつ美しいデザインを通じて社会の進歩を提唱しました。伝統と革新、工業と自然のバランスを常に模索し続けた、実用的で先見性のある住空間へのアプローチは、今もなお世界中のクリエイターにインスピレーションを与え続けています。
本書はアーカイブ資料や史料写真、再現されたインテリアなど豊富な資料を掲載。ル・コルビュジエ（Le Corbusier）との協働や1920年代の象徴的な鋼管家具、実験的な住宅コンセプトからアルプスのスキーリゾート施設「レ・ザルク（Les Arcs）」まで、モダンデザインに新たな基準を打ち立てた彼女の仕事の変遷を辿ります。
ペリアンは、デザインを文化的・社会的な実践として捉え、建築、工芸、そして工業生産と密接に関わりながら、機能性、形態の明快さ、そして社会的責任を統合した空間哲学を構築しました。近代的な「住まうこと」の概念を根本から形作った彼女の業績に対し、実質的かつ細やかな考察を与える一冊です。

Architecture, Design and the Ecological Vision of a Modern Icon
The exhibition catalogue Charlotte Perriand. The Art of Dwelling examines one of the central figures of modern design and reassesses the lasting significance of her work for contemporary discourse.

Charlotte Perriand understood design as a cultural and social practice. Engaging closely with architecture, craftsmanship, and industrial production, she developed a spatial philosophy that unites functionality, formal clarity, and social responsibility. For Perriand, dwelling was not a style but an attitude.

This richly illustrated volume is published on the occasion of the international retrospective presented at Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, and Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona.

From her collaboration with Le Corbusier and the iconic tubular steel furniture of the 1920s to experimental housing concepts and the alpine ensemble Les Arcs, the publication traces the evolution of an oeuvre that set new standards in modern design. Archival materials, historical photographs, and reconstructed interiors illuminate the full complexity of Perriand's design program.

Her transnational experiences in Japan, Indochina, and Brazil expanded European modernism through material and spatial approaches that remain influential today. This volume positions Perriand as a key protagonist of a design philosophy that combines ecological awareness, social responsibility, and formal precision.
More than an exhibition catalogue, this publication provides a substantial and nuanced engagement with a body of work that has fundamentally shaped modern concepts of dwelling.

Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was a trailblazing French architect and designer who significantly influenced modern furniture and interiors. Guided by a humanistic philosophy that intertwined people, nature, and art, she championed social progress through designs that were both functional and beautiful. Always navigating the balance between tradition and innovation, industry and nature, her visionary approach to practical, forward-thinking living spaces continues to inspire generations of creatives worldwide.

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Pages: 272
Size: 190 x 260 mm
Softcover
Colour, black and white

Published by Hatje Cantz, 2026