Vintage cane office armchairs by Pierre Jeanneret, India 1955
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About this vintage design furniture
Pierre Jeanneret "Office Cane Chairs" created in the 1950s for the city of Chandigarh in India, the utopian city designed by his cousin Le Corbusier. Office Cane Chairs, made of solid wood 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. Slanted, slightly curved backrest, separate from the seat. The seemingly floating back as well as the "compass"-type legs are very typical for this office chair. These specific features make the design even more powerful and interesting.
The office chair was part of the furniture from the administrative buildings of Chandigarh. It's a true icon, one of the most famous pieces of all Chandigarh items. Jeanneret’s 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.
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Reference : 283084
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Features
- Length
- 53 cm
- Height
- 78 cm
- Depth
- 54 cm
- Seat height
- 44 cm
- Designer
- Pierre JEANNERET
- Condition
- Excellent
- Style
- Modernist
- Period
- 1950s
- Origin
- - Other -
- Colour
- Beige
- Secondary colour
- Brown
- Main material
- Wood
delivery and return
- Shipped from : Belgium
- Delivery time :
- 1 week for small items
- 2 to 5 weeks for bulky products
- Return possible: up to 14 days after delivery
About the designer
Pierre JEANNERET
1896 - 1967Pierre Jeanneret is a 20th-century Swiss designer. He is also a cousin of the famous Le Corbusier, with whom he collaborated on numerous occasions.
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