LC3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, Grand Modèle, Trois Seats
Designed by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret), Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Periand
Tag: Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret)
Le Corbusier was born as Charles Edouard Jeanneret
Selling Out Chandigarh (04) – Upcoming at Wright
Dining chairs from Punjab University Student Residences, Chandigarh, set of eight, by Pierre Jeanneret at Wright, December 17, 2020. Estimate: $20,000–30,000
sofa from Punjab University, Chandigarh by Pierre Jeanneret at Wright : estimate: $20,000–30,000
Pierre Jeanneret, pair of lounge chairs from Punjab University, Chandigarh at Wright. Estimate $20,000–30,000
[Chandigarh] is the biggest example in India of experimental architecture…It hits you on the head and makes you think. I like the creative approach, not being tied down by what has been done by our forefathers but thinking in new terms…in the ultimate analysis, a thing which fits in with social functions is beautiful.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Former Prime Minister of India
For me it is a design desaster: Concrete in a tropical climate doesn’t fit well. It was supposed to be a new city and local government seat of Punjap, but not used as it was supposed or ment to be…and soon derelicted and in the past 10=12 years raided by design raiders.
In one of my eaerlier posts of this series I referred to a Mondo Blogo post and there I found this artist’s comment about raiding French former colonies for sought after Pierre Paulin design:
LC2 by Le Corbusier
LC2 by Le Corbusier
Thanks to the opening of a new design shop in The Hague, Mas Interieur, I now have my own photo’s of the LC2 with a comfy black upholstery.
Blue LC2 by Le Corbusier
Blue LC2 by Le Corbusier
In two and three seater.
Detail of an Orange LC2 by Le Corbusier
Detail of an Orange LC2 by Le Corbusier
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