Chair thumbnail 1
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Chair

1950-1955 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Le Corbusier (designer)
Jeanneret, Pierre (designer)
Eulie Chowdhury (designer)
Place of origin
India (made)

Library chair, teak, with natural cane seat.

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Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Materials and techniques
Teak and cane
Timber
Cane
Caning
Brief description
Library chair, designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Eulie Chowdhury for the Palace of Justice in Chandigarh, India, early 1950s.
Physical description
Library chair, teak, with natural cane seat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 82.5cm
  • Depth: 59cm
  • Width: 52.5cm
  • Seat height: 41cm
taken by JS (02.12.2010)
Style
Modernist
Production
Designed for the Palace of Justice in Chandigarh, India
Association
Chandīgarh
Associated objects
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.30-2010

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Record createdDecember 8, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1176157/chair-le-corbusier/
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