CANAPS / JACQUES CHARPENTIER Jardins célèbres In the era of collaborations

In the era of collaborations

Kawakubo continues to push boundaries

Shiro Kuramata attended Tokyo Polytechnic high school

excluding any passivity in the face of architecture

Editor: Cosa Mentale - 2014

CANAPS / JACQUES CHARPENTIER Jardins célèbres In the era of collaborationsBorn into a Parisian family, Jacques Charpentier studied at the Ecole Boulle, graduating top of his class in 1945. The young decorator, friend of Rn Prou, opened a workshop in the 17th arrondissement and specialized in the manufacture of decorative objects, then launched into the design of stainless steel sofas in the early 1960s by moving to 41, rue Lappe and 9, passage Thir in the 11th arrondissement. The company had nearly 60 employees at the end