These low armchairs designed by PIERRE JEANNERET were intended for various administrative buildings in Chandigarh, India. When India gained independence in 1947, Nehru decided to commission a contemporary architect for the creation of the new capital of the Punjab region, which would become Chandigarh. LE CORBUSIER‘s project was designed to illustrate the bright future of the new country and he entrusted Pierre Jeanneret -his cousin and lifelong collaborator- with the designing of most of the furniture of the future city of Chandigarh.
These armchairs represent a delightful illustration of the iconic compass style (triangular-section legs) Jeanneret resorted to in some of its designs for the city while the lightly bent backrest allow for a comfortable seating. Jeanneret opted for readily available materials, with an emphasis on the different local species of wood, rot-resistant and perfectly adapted to the vicissitude of the climate, here teak and wicker.
H. 73.5 x L. 48.5 x P. 73.5 cm
H. 28.94 x L. 19.09 x D. 28.94 in.