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Pierre Jeanneret 皮耶．江耐瑞
Rectangular Feet Chair 方形腿椅子
circa 1960
Designed by the Swiss-French architect Pierre Jeanneret in the mid-1950s, this teak, square-legged chair was originally used in the Secretariat, a government office building in the planned Indian city of Chandigarh. Jeanneret’s furniture represents one of the smallest scales of design for the city; as the capital of a recently established state, Chandigarh required all-new urban infrastructure, administrative buildings, and public spaces.
Eager to shape an image of a modern India, Jawaharlal Nehru commissioned Jeanneret’s cousin, the architect Le Corbusier, to lead Chandigarh’s development just after the country gained independence in 1947. Le Corbusier produced Chandigarh’s most visible buildings, including the Secretariat. Jeanneret was responsible for much of the city’s other architecture, particularly its housing, as well as furniture to outfit the city’s governmental and public interiors. In his furniture, Jeanneret applies modern architectural principles and an understanding of local craft techniques. Styles range from casual to ceremonial; while simple, the form of this chair recalls the rigid formality of a bureaucratic office.
Eager to shape an image of a modern India, Jawaharlal Nehru commissioned Jeanneret’s cousin, the architect Le Corbusier, to lead Chandigarh’s development just after the country gained independence in 1947. Le Corbusier produced Chandigarh’s most visible buildings, including the Secretariat. Jeanneret was responsible for much of the city’s other architecture, particularly its housing, as well as furniture to outfit the city’s governmental and public interiors. In his furniture, Jeanneret applies modern architectural principles and an understanding of local craft techniques. Styles range from casual to ceremonial; while simple, the form of this chair recalls the rigid formality of a bureaucratic office.
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