Pad (Jun 2020)
The Art of Daily Life Objects Charlotte Perriand and Clara Porset Dialogue with Tradition
Abstract
The article wants to be a contribution to the understanding of the methodology for the renovation of anonymous popular object that in the middle of the second world war Charlotte Perriand carried out in Japan and Clara Porset undertook in Mexico. Porset, following her expulsion from the island of Cuba because of her radical political positions, moved to Mexico and pursued her interest in furniture design. In particular, she collaborated with Luis Barragan, designing several objects for his architectures. While, Charlotte Perriand, who collaborated with Le Corbusier, moved to Japan in 1940, when the Ministry of Industry invited her to define new guidelines for the Japanese industrial production. Both of them have undertaken in-depth studies on material and immaterial local culture, taking into account people's history and way of life, analyzing craft products, raw materials and local processing techniques. They were able to merge local crafts and culture with the architectural thought of the moment, showing that there is no break between true tradition and modernity. They believed that beauty is in the harmony of popular objects, which are closer to people needs.
