First designed in 1952, the Nuage modular storage system from Charlotte Perriand is a true masterpiece of modernist design. Comprised of solid oak horizontal shelves and aluminium vertical partitions and frames, the Nuage was designed with the hopeful sense of optimism that inspired much of the design world in the wake of the Second World War. A series of sliding anodised aluminium doors finish off the piece, allowing for both open and concealed storage.
One of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern movement, Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) introduced the 'machine age' aesthetic to interiors in the steel, aluminium and glass furniture she created at Le Corbusier's architectural studio in the late 1920s and 1930s.
Perriand also forged friendships with the gifted young architects and designers from all over the world who, like her, had jumped at the chance to work for Le Corbusier as an unpaid or, if they were very lucky, poorly paid assistant. Together with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, Perriand developed a series of tubular steel chairs, which were then (and are still today) hailed as icons of the machine age.
