Indochine 4-legged swivel chair (Category - Fabric | F)

FLEXIBLE APPROACH

Designed in 1943 by Charlotte Perriand, this timeless design chair is the interpretation in wood of the Fauteuil tournant modern chair in tubular metal designed by the same author.

This swivel armchair is a re-working of the 7 Fauteuil tournant, whose frame was in tubular metal, and was the work of Charlotte Perriand in 1927. It was later exhibited along with other furniture that Perriand co-designed with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for the 1929 Salon d’Automne in Paris. The original design was executed in Vietnam in 1943, using the materials and crafts techniques available during that war-time period. The first model had three legs, with a fourth added later. This piece reflects the designer’s flexible and resourceful approach: she often adapted her designs according to the availability of materials and where production was to take place. Cassina has re-issued Indochine in the full respect of the original design, interpreting it, and incorporating a solid wood base that highlights the excellence of the company craftsmen’s wood-working skills.

The chair was designed in Vietnam, making use of the materials and artisan techniques that could be found during the war. “What could be sweeter than to touch a polished fir table top, smooth as a woman’s legs?”, remarked Charlotte Perriand, who often adapted her designs to the materials available and to the places of production.

The swivel armchair was reinterpreted by Cassina while staying true to the original design, with exquisite solid wood construction in which the company’s artisanal excellence and attention to every joinery detail are evident.