PJ-DIVERS-01

Screen, designed by Pierre Jeanneret, 1957-1958, for the Secretariat, Assembly, and various administrative buildings in Chandigarh. Three hinged panels form six fields in total, filled with cotton fabric or moleskin. Each panel's frame widens slightly towards the centre. It stands direct on the floor or on light rubber feet.

Dimensions:

172 x 151 x 5 cm / 67.7 x 59.5 x 2 in

Materials:

Solid teak, dark green and red cotton

Literature:

1. Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Adventure. Design, Art, Architecture (Montreuil: Gourcuff Gradenigo, 2010), pp. 248, 597.
2. Hélène Bauchet-Cauquil, Françoise-Claire Prodhon and Patrick Seguin, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: Chandigarh, India, 1951–66 (Paris: Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2014), pp. 136, 289.

Terms:

Certificate of Authenticity included
Worldwide shipping available
14-day return policy

Enquiries:

on request

screen jeanneret

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