Pierre Jeanneret: Rare, Spectacular X Leg Chandigarh Desk, France/ India C. 1960

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This four-drawer bureau crafted from teak wood by Pierre Jeanneret for the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India, is a rare and spectacular piece of furniture. Designed by Le Corbusier, the floating desk boasts a highly-architectural, gracefully-tapering X-shaped leg and a leather top. The bureau features four drawers with attractive half-moon aluminum pulls and a concealed large, sleek compartment on the obverse for book storage. Jeanneret's economical design elevates functionality to an art form, making excellent use of negative space. This stately, iconic piece is befitting of high-ranked officials, and its elegant, open, and ingeniously hand-crafted look is both distinctive and surprising. The chair is no longer available, but it can be sourced. It's a standout combination of brutalist and refined vernaculars that exemplifies Jeanneret's sturdy, practical, and imaginative humanism, imbued with history. This bureau is sure to enhance and transform any space it occupies. The literature for this piece includes "Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: Chandigarh, India 1951-66" by Galerie Patrick Seguin, pg. 260-261, and "Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Adventure" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, p. 577.

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