Charlotte Perriand, the pioneering French designer and architect, has died at age 96. Her career spanned most of the 20th century, during which she collaborated with giants like Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, creating iconic modernist furniture and championing a vision of functional, democratic design.
Her death marks the passing of a central figure in modernist design who helped shape the aesthetic of the modern interior. Perriand's work, particularly her early collaborations which often saw her contributions historically overshadowed, has gained renewed recognition in later decades for its innovation and influence on contemporary design principles.