Maria Pergay, now in her eighties, living in Paris, still is actively creating new designs. Her designs in stainless steel were first seen in 1968, where she showed her now famous flying carpet bed and the ring chair. This earned her instant acclaim.
In the 1970's she was employed by the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia to design interiors and furnishings for their Palaces. In the 1980's into the 1990's she had several important commissions in Russia. During this time she still worked on her innovative designs in stainless steel. She did things in stainless steel that had never been seen before or even thought about.
She has been a designer who was not limited in her vision, who was constantly thinking and rethinking new ideas in design. She has had shows in Paris, Korea, and London in the last five or six years. Pergay continues to work on private commissions and has worked with
Demisch Danant putting together a catalogue of her works which was released last year. Her work is truly an inspiration to women and anyone interested in design.
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