Pierre Jeanneret, Vintage & Original Easy Armchair, Circa 1955.
The "Easy Chair" is a well-known design by Pierre Jeanneret, often associated with the city of Chandigarh, India. It's characterized by its distinctive "compass" style legs, curved backrest, and sloping armrests. These chairs, typically made of teak and cane, were originally designed for the city's buildings and homes.
On offer is a vintage and original chair from Chandigarh, India.
Designers: Pierre Jeanneret.
Producer: Pierre Jeanneret.
Manufactured: Chandigarh, India
Design Year: 1950s.
Production Year: 1955.
Type: Architectural Collectables.
About the Designer
Pierre Jeanneret was a Swiss architect, most known for his collaboration with his cousin, Le Corbusier, on the design of the city of Chandigarh in India. He designed furniture, particularly the iconic teak and cane chairs, and played a crucial role in the urban planning and architectural development of Chandigarh.
Le Corbusier and Jeanneret renewed their working relationship in the early 1950s to collaborate on the urban planning project in Chandigarh, India. Chandigarh was an experimental modernist city located approximately 150 miles north of New Delhi and serves as capital to two Indian states, Punjab and Haryana. There they created many low cost civic buildings that are now considered landmarks of modern architecture. To complement the buildings, Jeanneret also designed much of the furniture for these government offices and educational institutions. The furniture is functional and made of native materials by local craftsmen. His designs even extended to lampposts and manhole covers around the city.
Le Corbusier left midway through the project and Jeanneret was subsequently appointed Chief Architect and Urban Planning Designer. Pierre stayed in Chandigarh for more than fifteen years even after the completion of the project. Buildings of note include most of the architecture in Chandigarh's university including the Ghandi Bhawan and the University Library.
Jeanneret eventually returned to Geneva in 1965 in poor health. Upon his death two years later his ashes were scattered in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake in accordance with his will.
For Le Corbusier, Chandigarh was the first city he was able to plan and actually build. A renewed international interest in the work of Le Corbusier and his senior architects Pierre Jeanneret and husband and wife team Maxwell Fry and Jane B. Drew, has led Chandigarh city officials to recently apply for UNESCO World Heritage status.
Price: HK$109,900 / US$14,000 - INQUIRE
Contact us for more details or for any other Pierre Jeanneret enquiries.
Delivery:
We deliver worldwide, please contact us for a shipping equation.
Sustainability:
Choosing Pre-Loved/Vintage means helping the planet while also investing in a piece that has and will stand the test of time.
Pierre Jeanneret, Vintage & Original Easy Armchair, Circa 1955.
The "Easy Chair" is a well-known design by Pierre Jeanneret, often associated with the city of Chandigarh, India. It's characterized by its distinctive "compass" style legs, curved backrest, and sloping armrests. These chairs, typically made of teak and cane, were originally designed for the city's buildings and homes.
On offer is a vintage and original chair from Chandigarh, India.
Designers: Pierre Jeanneret.
Producer: Pierre Jeanneret.
Manufactured: Chandigarh, India
Design Year: 1950s.
Production Year: 1955.
Type: Architectural Collectables.
About the Designer
Pierre Jeanneret was a Swiss architect, most known for his collaboration with his cousin, Le Corbusier, on the design of the city of Chandigarh in India. He designed furniture, particularly the iconic teak and cane chairs, and played a crucial role in the urban planning and architectural development of Chandigarh.
Le Corbusier and Jeanneret renewed their working relationship in the early 1950s to collaborate on the urban planning project in Chandigarh, India. Chandigarh was an experimental modernist city located approximately 150 miles north of New Delhi and serves as capital to two Indian states, Punjab and Haryana. There they created many low cost civic buildings that are now considered landmarks of modern architecture. To complement the buildings, Jeanneret also designed much of the furniture for these government offices and educational institutions. The furniture is functional and made of native materials by local craftsmen. His designs even extended to lampposts and manhole covers around the city.
Le Corbusier left midway through the project and Jeanneret was subsequently appointed Chief Architect and Urban Planning Designer. Pierre stayed in Chandigarh for more than fifteen years even after the completion of the project. Buildings of note include most of the architecture in Chandigarh's university including the Ghandi Bhawan and the University Library.
Jeanneret eventually returned to Geneva in 1965 in poor health. Upon his death two years later his ashes were scattered in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake in accordance with his will.
For Le Corbusier, Chandigarh was the first city he was able to plan and actually build. A renewed international interest in the work of Le Corbusier and his senior architects Pierre Jeanneret and husband and wife team Maxwell Fry and Jane B. Drew, has led Chandigarh city officials to recently apply for UNESCO World Heritage status.
Price: HK$109,900 / US$14,000 - INQUIRE
Contact us for more details or for any other Pierre Jeanneret enquiries.
Delivery:
We deliver worldwide, please contact us for a shipping equation.
Sustainability:
Choosing Pre-Loved/Vintage means helping the planet while also investing in a piece that has and will stand the test of time.
Colour/Materials:
Teak wood, Cane.
Condition:
Good Condition, but signs of individuality and pre-loved markings.
Additional Notes:
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Dimensions:
H 77.5cm L 52.7cm W 74.3cm
Product Weight:
N/A.
Additional Product Info:
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