Charlotte Perriand began to reflect on the architectural aspects of leisure activities for all, but it was with Les Arcs, her greatest work, that she completed her reflection on the art of living in the mountains. Text in French.
Jacques Barsac is the director of about 40 documentaries on art and history, including Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, and Jean Cocteau. He has received the silver medal for publications from the Academy of Architecture and the trophy of the promotion of the architecture of the ministry of the Equipment for the film Le Corbusier. He met Charlotte Perriand in 1981 and accompanied her in the writing of her auto-biographical book Une vie de création, published by Éditions Odile Jacob in 1998. Since 2002, he has devoted his activity to the work of Charlotte Perriand. He is also curator of numerous exhibitions including The New World of Charlotte Perriand at the Fondation Vuitton (2019).
