Anne Bony

Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) is the designer who best interpreted the spirit of the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, with armchairs with sculptural and organic shapes in bright colours - such as Tongue, Ribbon and Groovy - that have become true pop icons. He was the first to bring modernity to the Elysée Palace, creating furniture for the private flats of President Georges Pompidou (1971) and for the presidential offices of François Mitterrand (1983). Many of his handcrafted sculptural pieces have also been mass-produced for the general public, while his modular furniture is considered a collector's item. Over the course of half a century, he explored all facets of design and established fruitful partnerships with various companies, including the Dutch company Artifort, which continue to produce many of his timeless creations to this day. With texts by Anne Bony and Anne-Marie Fèvre.A preview on the publisher's website.

Architect, designer and emblematic figure of modernity, Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) devoted her life to the art of living. After a long association with Le Corbusier, she developed a uniqueness of vision with which she succeeded in imposing herself in an all-male world. A passionate militant and audacious designer, she worked to make the iconic objects accessible to all, whose criteria of utility, functionality and beauty revolutionised the history of 20th century design by combining the use of natural materials and industrial production.Through a rich selection of images, a text by Anne Bony and an afterword by Kengo Kuma, the book traces the extraordinary parable of a free and independent woman, whose example is more relevant than ever.