Pierre Jeanneret Furniture

If his famed cousin and longtime colleague Charles-Édouard Jeanneret — better known as Le Corbusier — was the visionary, then Pierre Jeanneret was the member of the architecture and design team who got things done. In recent years, Jeanneret has emerged from Le Corbusier’s shadow, as collectors have discovered his simple and striking furniture creations.
Jeanneret studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and after he graduated in 1921 he became a partner in Le Corbusier’s office in Paris. The pair collaborated on numerous residential projects, most notably the Villa Savoye, the iconic modernist house in suburban Paris completed in 1931. Jeanneret also worked with the great Charlotte Perriand on the Grand Modele line of tubular metal furnishings that was a sensation at the annual Salon d’Automne design expo in 1929. A rift developed between Jeanneret and his cousin during World War II, as the former joined the French resistance, while Le Corbusier cooperated with the occupation Vichy authorities. The two did not work together again until 1950, when Le Corbusier persuaded Jeanneret to help execute the master plan for the new city of Chandigarh in Punjab, India. Jeanneret lived and worked there until the final years of his life.
A hallmark of Jeanneret’s furniture designs is his great sensitivity to materials. In contrast to the tubular-steel chairs produced by Marcel Breuer and other members of the Bauhaus, the chromed metal pieces designed by Jeanneret and Perriand — including such as the now-classic LC/4 chaise longue and the Grand Confort lounge chair — have a sensuous, relaxed and welcoming look. Conversely, while Jeanneret uses essentially geometric forms for his wooden seating pieces, they exude warmth by nature of the material. One of his first manufactured designs in wood is the Model 92 Scissors chair, licensed by Hans and Florence Knoll when they were touring postwar France. But Jeanneret’s finest work in furniture was done in Chandigarh, and these are the pieces that have earned him recent renown. Crafted of teak, the designs range from low-slung lounge chairs and armchairs with cane seats to desks and tables, most with Jeanneret’s signature drafting compass-shaped legs. Many such pieces on the market today are refurbished, having been found by dealers languishing in scrapyards in India in the late 1990s. Chandigarh is now taking better care of its modernist heritage, making available Jeanneret works all the rarer.
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Chrome
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak, Cane
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Metal
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wood
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Bauhaus Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Metal
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Chrome
1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wicker, Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wicker, Teak
Mid-20th Century Asian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak, Wood
20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wood
20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cowhide, Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Wicker, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak, Cane
Mid-20th Century Indian Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Leather, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Aluminum
1930s European Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Pine
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane, Teak
1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Leather, Teak
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Leather, Teak
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Leather, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Rattan, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Faux Leather, Teak
1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Metal
1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Metal
1960s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Rattan, Teak
1960s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Cane
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Indian Vintage Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Teak





