Charlotte PERRIAND (1903 - 1999) Produced by the workshops of Jean Prouvé for the metal parts and André Chetaille for the wooden parts Tunisie" bookcase, 1953 A wooden slat structure supported by a larger slat, encircled by black lacquered metal, forming a two-legged bench. The upper section is punctuated by studs and sliding doors. Aluminium and "diamond point" aluminium lacquered in different colours Solid pine H. 166 cm - W. 352 cm - D. 51cm Restorations, parts redone, elements relacquered, missing parts. Bibliography : - Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, l'Oeuvre complète, 1940-1955, Vol. 2, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2015. Similar copies reproduced on p.378 ff. - Yvonne Brunhammer, Le mobilier français, 1930-1960, Édition Massin, Paris, 1997. Similar example reproduced p.127 - Le monde nouveau de Charlotte Perriand, Paris, Gallimard/ Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2019. Similar copy pp.266 and 267 In 1952, the architect Jean Sebag designed the Maison de la Tunisie for the Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris. André Bloc was involved in the project, working with the Groupe Espace and Charlotte Perriand on the layout of the rooms. The result was the Tunisie library, now a cult design object of the 1950s. The bookcase was designed and built to be the basis for a modular and multi-faceted project. The metal parts were supplied by the Jean Prouvé workshops, and the wooden parts by André Chetaille, Charlotte Perriand's favourite carpenter. Forty of the one hundred and twenty-six rooms for the Tunisian students were built in various colour combinations on the blocks, created by Nicolas Schöffer, Silvano Bozzolini and Sonia Delaunay. The entire complex was completed in 1954.