シャルロットペリアンと柳宗理の芸術的交流

Abstract

Charlotte Perriand(1903-1999) is French architect and designer and Sori Yanagi（1915-2011) is the 1st generation of product-designer in Japan. These two people have 12 years of age gap but each of them read the book of Le Corbusier (1887-1965) who is master of modern architecture in their youth and it served as a momentum and they could meet in 1940 when Perriand came to Japan. And they exchanged influence each other via exchange all their life.BR What Sori received from Perriand was that Sori positively changed awareness on folk art goods collected by Sori’s father, Soetsu Yanagi（1889-1961) Sori in youth tried to set up 20th century Japanese design and put distance to Mingei(Folk art). But, Sori realized folk art positively thanks to Perriand, and he established the concept of ‘Anonymous design’ which is common concept of Folk art theory and modern design and made it as ideal of his design. And, the concept became the principal column in his work activity and it supported his works for lifetime. Then, while accompanying Perriand and encountering his work nearly, he learned the method to see objects, process to performing design and passionate for work. Especially, by acquiring process to make work, Sori could produce functional and simple work.BR Meanwhile, Perriand could meet Sori’s father Soetsu Yanagi thanks to Sori. Soetsu was the founder of The Japanese Folk Crafts Museum and leader of the Mingei Movement declaring the beauty of practical use. She was moved by folk art goods which were made to be helpful to daily life and made by master craftsmen, so she could realize simple and powerful beauty of Japan. In addition, while Sori accompanying Perriand’s inspection in Japan, Sori guided her understanding regarding Japanese art correctly. Thanks to Sori’s accompanying, Perriand could understand the essence of Japanese traditional art, not falling in the error of awareness regarding Japan which Westerners may easily fall in. And, she could put it in her art work correctly.BR Perriand and Sori shared the essence of French and Japanese art through these exchanges, traded good influence each other and lead design community in 20th century.