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Pierre Jeanneret Office Cane chairs, India 1950s
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Abcoude, NetherlandsView all items from this sellerPierre Jeanneret “Office Cane Chairs” created in the 1950s for the city of Chandigarh in India, the utopian city designed by his cousin Le Corbusier.
These iconic chairs, made of solid teak with seat and backrest in braided canework. Tilted backrest and asymmetric flat profiled “compass”-type double side leg assembly, with the legs connected by a crosspiece and supporting the armrests.
The office chair was part of the furniture from the administrative and university buildings of Chandigarh, as where these chairs come from. It’s a true icon, one of the most famous pieces of all Chandigarh items. Jeanneret designs stand out for their essential forms and simple materials, a balance between modern European ideals and traditional Indian spirit. Another interesting and nowadays relevant fact about these and other Chandigarh chairs is that all pieces were made from the trees which were logged because the city was built, so an early adaptation of ecological thinking. These chairs each come with their own character from being made in the 1950s, they have been restored and revised where needed to ensure quality while still showing the beauty and character of age.
Provenance: Punjab University, Biochemical and Physics department.
Price per chair, 4 available
ConditionGoodColorsBrown, CremeMaterialWood, WickerNumber of items1StyleVintageHeight78 cmWidth53 cmDepth54 cm