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Step inside the first U.S. exhibition of Pierre Chareau, co-architect of the Maison de Verre
Pierre Chareau (French, 1883-1950) and Bernard Bijvoet (Dutch, 1889-1979), Maison de Verre, 1928-1932. Photograph © Mark Lyon. Installation view of the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, November 4, 2016 – March 26, 2017, at The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Rendering of the grand salon of Maison de Verre, as seen through a virtual reality headset, with exhibited Chareau-designed furniture in virtual context. Image courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro Rendering highlighting exhibited sofa and chairs, designed by Pierre Chareau, in the virtual reality context of the grand salon of the Maison de Verre. Image courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro Pierre Chareau (French, 1883-1950) and Bernard Bijvoet (Dutch, 1889-1979), Maison de Verre, 1928-1932. Photograph © Mark Lyon Pierre Chareau, Office, 1924, pochoir print; 8 13/16 x 10 x 7/16 in. Private Collection. Photo: John Blazejewski, Marquand Library, Princeton University A bedroom designed c. 1919 by Pierre Chareau, and published as a pochoir print in 1925, 8 13/16 x 10 x 11/16 in. Private Collection. Photo: John Blazejewski, Marquand Library, Princeton University Corbeille sofa (MP169), 1923, designed by Pierre Chareau (French, 1883-1950) with upholstery designed by Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966), velours and tapestry, 231⁄2 × 771⁄4 × 171⁄4 in. (59.7 × 196.1 × 43.9 cm). Audrey Friedman and Haim Manishevitz, Primavera Gallery Pierre Chareau, Sketch for a dining room, 1924. From Jean Badovici, Intérieurs Français. Paris: Éditions Albert Morancé. Telephone table (MB152) and Religieuse table lamp, c. 1924, designed by Pierre Chareau (French, 1883-1950). Table: walnut and patinated wrought iron; 31 3⁄4 × 401⁄8 (extended) × 15 in. (80.5 × 102 × 38 cm). Lamp: walnut, patinated wrought iron, and alabaster; 161⁄8 in. (41 cm) high. Collection Dominique Suisse Table and bookcase (MB960), c. 1930, designed by Pierre Chareau, walnut and black patinated wrought iron; Bookcase: 36 1⁄2 × 45 1⁄4 × 8 in. (92.7 × 114.9 × 20.3 cm); table: 23 1⁄2 in. (59.7 cm) high, 33 3⁄4 in. (85.7 cm) in diameter. Vallois, Paris. Photograph by Ken Collins, image provided by Gallery Vallois America, LLC La Religieuse floor lamp (SN31), 1923, designed by Pierre Chareau, alabaster and hammered brass, 67 3⁄8 × 17 ¾ × 21 5⁄8 in. (171 × 45 × 55 cm). Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre de Creation Industrielle. Paris. Purchase funded in part by Scaler Foundation in 1995. Photo courtesy of The Jewish Museum. Alcove for Lord & Taylor, New York, 1928, designed by Pierre Chareau. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Image provided by the Smithsonian Institution. The second-floor balcony of the house that Pierre Chareau designed for Robert Motherwell in East Hampton, New York, 1947. Photograph by Judith Turner. Photo courtesy of Miguel Saco Furniture and Restoration, Inc., New York Installation view of the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, November 4, 2016 – March 26, 2017, at The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Installation view of the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, November 4, 2016 – March 26, 2017, at The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Installation view of the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, November 4, 2016 – March 26, 2017, at The Jewish Museum, NY. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Photo courtesy of The Jewish Museum. Left to right: Pierre Chareau, telephone fan table, c. 1924, wood. Private collection, New York; Pierre Chareau, Two high-backed chauffeuses (fireside armchairs), c. 1925, wood and velours, with tapestry upholstery by Jean Lurçat, reupholstered 1968. Private collection. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Installation view of the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, November 4, 2016 – March 26, 2017, at The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Installation view of the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, November 4, 2016 – March 26, 2017, at The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

Left to right: Pierre Chareau, telephone fan table, c. 1924, wood. Private collection, New York; Pierre Chareau, Two high-backed chauffeuses (fireside armchairs), c. 1925, wood and velours, with tapestry upholstery by Jean Lurçat, reupholstered 1968. Private collection. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
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Left to right: Pierre Chareau, telephone fan table, c. 1924, wood. Private collection, New York; Pierre Chareau, Two high-backed chauffeuses (fireside armchairs), c. 1925, wood and velours, with tapestry upholstery by Jean Lurçat, reupholstered 1968. Private collection. Photo: Will Ragozzino/SocialShutterbug.com. Exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro.