Rare pair of 4-legged stools by charlotte perriand & rene martin (meribel)

Rare tabouret by Charlotte Perriand produced by the cabinetmaker René Martin known as "Ciseaux" for the Méribel resort. This model was designed by Charlotte Perriand for the Les Arcs 1800 resort, a rare model existing in several unique copies, later reproduced to furnish the apartments of the Allues residences in Méribel and Mottaret. René Martin, known as "Ciseaux, " was Charlotte Perriand's cabinetmaker in Méribel-les-Allues. "In the Allues valley, we had two young carpenters working for us, one Chardonnet, the other Martin, known as Ciseaux, both raised in the good tradition of carpenters from father to son, capable of everything and even innovating with talent, " Charlotte Perriand, A Life of Creation, op. Cit., p. 225 - 226. Diameter 30 cm. Height 45 cm.