Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2003

Mary-McLeod, ed., Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003 p. 145
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un Art d'Habiter, 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, pp. 393 (for the production drawing of the five-legged model), 400, 403 and 405
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works, Vol. 2, Zurich, 2014, p. 442

Charlotte Perriand originally designed the now iconic “Tokyo” bench for the house of her husband Jacques Martin in Tokyo. The model exemplifies the architect’s fascination with Japan, its material culture and traditions, which had a tremendous impact on her artistic vision following her first trip there in June 1940. The bench is an homage to the Japanese domestic lifestyle, with a low seat reminiscent of traditional furniture with close proximity to the ground. The present example is a particularly rare and longer version of the model with four legs.