Indochine

Charlotte Perriand designed Chaise longue Indochine in November of 1943, during her term as Director of Crafts in Vietnam.‎ Confined to bed toward the end of her pregnancy, she designed a chaise longue with armrests that allowed her to continue to read, write and design.‎ The first specimen was in rattan, due to the impossibility of finding steel because of the Pacific War.‎ In collaboration with Pernette Perriand-Barsac, Cassina recoups the original intuition of the pioneer of modernity and produces Chaise longue Indochine in painted tubular metal.‎ In a crescendo of lines, three curved segments joined by fasteners intersect, designing the aerodynamic silhouette of this piece of furniture where the armrests are the natural continuation of the base.‎ The chaise longue’s cradle is equipped with elastic webbing that provides support to the seat, optimising its cosiness.‎ A topper with removable upholstery envelops the structure.‎ Its soft padding is made of recycled PET fibre, punctuated by a quilted motif, stitched from edge to edge.‎