(1909 – 2011), Switzerland

Janette Laverrière Biography

Born in 1909 in Switzerland, Janette Laverrière studied in Basel at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule, where she learned the fundamentals of drawing and decoration. After training in her father’s architecture practice, she designed her first pieces of furniture in the late 1920s and until 1945 collaborated on designs with her first husband, Maurice Pré. Involved in politics all of her life, Laverrière joined the Communist Party in 1945. Since then she has designed rooms, affordable furniture and ‘useless’ objects. She began making mirrors in 1936 – an interest that has continued throughout her career.

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Installation view: CHAPEAU CHINOIS II by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Installation view: CHAPEAU CHINOIS II, 1952/2011 Painted metal, cable, light bulb
55 x 130 x 30 cm
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FREEDOM, hommage à Martin Luther King by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière FREEDOM, hommage à Martin Luther King, 2010 Brass, wood, mirror
76 x 76 x 14 cm
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Jungle by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Jungle, 2001/2014 Wood, glas, mirror
65 x 31 x 9 cm
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Demain by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Demain, 2001/2014 Painted wood, multiple, mirror
54 x 54 x 4.5 cm
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Victor Hugo by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Victor Hugo, 2001/2014 Painted wood, multipli, mirror
106 x 8 x 47.5 cm
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Fauteuil Cognac by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Fauteuil Cognac, 2010 Solid oak, leather and suede
90 x 78 x 66 cm
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Installation view: Jungle by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Installation view: Jungle, 2001/2014 Wood, glass, mirror
65 x 31 x 9 cm
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Chapeau Chinois II (Black version) by Janette Laverrière contemporary artwork mixed media
Janette Laverrière Chapeau Chinois II (Black version), 1952/2011 Painted metal, cable, light bulb
130 x 55 x 30 cm
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