Studio Balestra

High round stool by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1960s, presented with a contemporary dark shearling seat. Its circular upholstered top stands above ...

Square teak table by Pierre Jeanneret, model PJ-TA-04-A, from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1959–1960. The broad square top and four straight timber legs create a compact, ...

Double-sided teak file rack by Pierre Jeanneret, model PJ-R-27-A, from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1960. A low rectangular case is divided into six open compartments, cre...

Low teak daybed by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1957–1958, presented with contemporary green mohair upholstery and a matching cylindrical bolster. The long, narrow platform rests on open compass-form timber supports. Jeanneret’s furniture formed part of the larger architectural project of Chandigarh, the new city developed in post-independence India. Alongside desks, chairs and storage furniture, his daybeds addressed the quieter activities of rest and informal seating. Their generous horizontal surfaces were supported by a practical timber framework made with local craftsmen. The design gives an everyday furnishing the clarity of a small architectural structure, with its proportions, visible joints and open spaces establishing a close relationship between useful construction and sculptural form. At each end, the inclined legs spread outward beneath the rectangular seat rail. A low stretcher links the two ends, leaving the space below the platform open and emphasizing the daybed’s elongated silhouette. The soft mohair surface introduces a rich green tone against the brown teak without concealing the angular structure. Surviving paint on the side rail reads “CCS HAU/B. Hostel,” followed by inventory numerals. CCS HAU identifies Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in Hisar, Haryana; the hostel designation records an association with its residential inventory. The university adopted the Chaudhary Charan Singh name in 1991, so this wording represents a later chapter in the frame’s institutional life rather than the date of its design. The vintage teak retains variations in grain, color and surface wear, with softened edges and individual traces of use visible in the photographs. These details give the woodwork its material character and preserve the sense of a furnishing made for daily life in institutional or residential interiors. The present upholstery is a later treatment of the vintage structure. For a related Chandigarh daybed...

Upholstered teak dining chairs by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1958–1959, presented in camel-colored hair-on-hide. The compact, armless form combines...

Monumental teak library table by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa mid-twentieth century. A long rectangular top rests on two broad, solid timber supports...

Round low table by Pierre Jeanneret, model PJ-TB-04-A, from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1965. The circular teak top is supported by three cylindrical legs, producing a co...

Low teak and cane lounge chairs by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1950s–1960s. The broad woven seats, inclined rectangular backs and continuous timber ...

Upholstered dining chairs by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1958–1959, presented in contemporary camel hair-on-hide. The armless teak frames combine rectangular backs, compact seats and splayed compass supports. Jeanneret developed furniture alongside the architecture of Chandigarh, the new city created in post-independence India. Seating was an essential part of its offices, educational establishments and residential interiors. His designs brought modernist composition into direct contact with local woodworking: substantial timber members, economical joints and repeated forms gave ordinary furnishings a distinct architectural presence. The resulting furniture was made to be used, and its character emerges from the way a relatively small number of structural elements organize the body, the supporting frame and the spaces between them. The back uprights continue down to the rear seat rail, leaving an open band beneath the upholstered back. Broad diagonal leg members provide the characteristic A-shaped side profile, while the padded seat projects above them. The light covering contrasts with the darker teak and its visible grain. The photographed rear rail reads “PGGC (Nutrition)” with “210/3” below. PGGC is consistent with a Post Graduate Government College designation, and “Nutrition” identifies a departmental context. The code preserves a particular inventory history on the woodwork itself, connecting the marked chair to everyday educational use. The numerals are retained as part of the inscription rather than used to assign a room or building. The vintage teak retains variations in grain, color and surface wear, with softened edges and individual traces of use visible in the photographs. These details give the woodwork its material character and preserve the sense of a furnishing made for daily life in institutional or residential interiors. The present upholstery is a later treatment of the vintage structure. For related upholstered Chandigarh dining chairs...

High cane stool by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1960s. A round woven seat rests on three slender teak legs linked by wood...

Tall teak periodical rack by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1961. Twenty compartments, arranged in four columns and five rows, give the bibliotheque a ...

Round teak stools with iron stretchers by Pierre Jeanneret, model PJ-SI-22-A, from the Chandigarh furniture program, circa 1965–1966. Three tapered legs support a solid circular seat...