11-17 SEPTEMBER 2017 PRESS KIT. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret dit Le Corbusier ( ), Ozon Opus I, 1947

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1 11-17 SEPTEMBER 2017 PRESS KIT Charles-Edouard Jeanneret dit Le Corbusier ( ), Ozon Opus I,

2 During the year 2016, the architectural work of Le Corbusier was recognized as World Heritage of UNESCO. For the Biennale des Antiquaires 2017 at the Grand Palais, François Laffanour, presents a specific scenography in tribute to Le Corbusier. It will feature an exceptional sculpture by Le Corbusier surrounded by important pieces by Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé and Pierre Jeanneret. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret known as Le Corbusier ( ) is identified above all as an architect, through all his international work that has recently been recognized as UNESCO World Heritage. He was also a great painter who was the leader of the Purist movement. From his furniture, there are very few pieces edited. Most of them are editions made from the 1920 s to 1950 s, which are added furniture designed for special orders, often in series. After exhibiting two rare tapestries designed around 1950, the gallery exhibits the sculpture Ozon Opus I, made in 1947 and kept in the family of his cabinetmaker and friend : Joseph Savina. Polychrome wood, monogrammed and dated, this masterpiece is named as the Pyrenean village: Ozon, where Le Corbusier had step down in Jean Prouvé ( ), broad mind, both engineer and builder, worked on the industrialization of prefabricated building elements. He was also very interested in creating furniture that is functional and accessible to everyone, creating standard furniture as well as special orders. A floor bookcase designed in 1951, forming a desk for Villa Dollander, will be presented. Charlotte Perriand ( ), one of the main figures of 1950s design, a free and committed woman, was devoted to creating furniture combining modern lines with traditional materials and techniques. One of its flagship furniture: the table of «Freeform» of which a model is exposed. It belonged to a great architect of the Reconstruction, which acquired it in 1960 from the Steph Simon gallery. Several iconic pieces by Pierre Jeanneret ( ), Le Corbusier s right-hand man but also his cousin, and also contemporary pieces, such as a sculpture by Ettore Sottsass ( ) or lighting by Serge Mouille ( ) are exhibited. All the pieces will be presented in a very attractive setting, in the architectural tradition that has made the reputation of the displays at Downtown gallery. LAFFANOUR / GALERIE DOWNTOWN, PARIS BIENNALE DES ANTIQUAIRES SEPTEMBRE 2017 GRAND PALAIS - 3, AVENUE DU GÉNÉRAL EISENHOWER PARIS 1

JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), Important special commissionned green

3 JEAN PROUVÉ ( ) Jean Prouvé ( ), Important special commissionned green lacquered steel and wild cherry wood suspended shelf comprising desk, x x in. 2

CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1901-1984) Charlotte Perriand (1901-1984), «Free-form» table, 1960 Free-form top

4 CHARLOTTE PERRIAND ( ) Charlotte Perriand ( ), «Free-form» table, 1960 Free-form top made of ash resting on three legs (2 cylincal and 1 ovoïd). H x W x D x Thick. 2.4 in. 3

5 ETTORE SOTTSASS ( ) Ettore Sottsass 4

6 ROBERT WILSON (b. 1941) Robert Wilson, Glass Works 5

SERGE MOUILLE (1922-1988) Serge Mouille (1922-1988), Grand Totem floor

7 SERGE MOUILLE ( ) Serge Mouille ( ), Grand Totem floor lamp, 1962 Painted metal and neon tube, walnut base H. 66,9 x ø 7,8 in. 6

Laffanour / Galerie Downtown, Paris Galerie Downtown François Laffanour specializes in furniture by European and American masters of design most of them architects of the 20th century.

8 Laffanour / Galerie Downtown, Paris Galerie Downtown François Laffanour specializes in furniture by European and American masters of design most of them architects of the 20th century. For the past twenty five years, the gallery has organized thematic and monographic exhibitions on designers such as Jean Prouvé, Charles and Ray Eames, Carlo Mollino and Charlotte Perriand. Shortly after the Second World War, this generation of designers brought a new concept to the art of furnishing, dictated by a need for freedom and functionality a new «art de vivre» in a time of technological and scientific advances creating for the first time forms that were pure and without ornament. Galerie Downtown owns and works also with the Galerie Steph Simon archives. Steph Simon was the producer of Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille, Georges Jouve as well as Isamu Noguchi furniture, from 1956 to Since 2004, galerie Downtown has the exclusive rights for the Ron Arad s Furniture in France. LAFFANOUR GALERIE DOWNTOWN / PARIS 18, rue de Seine Paris 7

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ICONIC PIECES OF THE 50 S

PRESS KIT MAY 04th to 08th 2017 ICONIC PIECES OF THE 50 S CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, JEAN ROYÈRE, JEAN PROUVÉ, PIERRE JEANNERET, SERGE MOUILLE Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), «Trapèze» Table, Ca. 1954 1 ICONIC PIECES