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The rough is not just an

attitude. It’s the existential
effort to find the truthful!
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The profiles of the artists
19
Seats
105
Interview
109
Tabeles and desks
149
Objects for storage
167
Lights
181
Others
183
Carpets
187
About Authenticity
Charlotte Perriand
1904–1999
Perriand was a French architect and designer who
worked for Le Corbusier and is known for designing
the studio’s famous tubular steel furniture. In 1937
Perriand left Le Corbusier’s practice, and began
collaborating with Jean Prouvé in 1940. She also
went to Japan around the same time and began to
explore the country‘s rich culture of handicrafts,
which inspired her to use more wood in her work
and to develop a more subtle language.
Perriand was a free-spirited leftist, who, in her
search for individual expression, abandoned the
traditional architectural doctrine in favour of a
more emotional and poetic language. Designing
was a game for her, but one that had to be taken
seriously, and thus we see in her work a more
feminine approach to design that is based neither
on ego nor the need for fame.
Charlotte Perriand at the Expo Sythèse
des Arts Tokyo, 1955
Pierre Jeanneret
1896–1967
Pierre Jeanneret was a Swiss architect who opened
an atelier with his cousin, Le Corbusier. Together
they designed some of the most famous buildings
of the 20th century, such as the Villa Savoye and the
Villa La Roche in Paris. Their cooperation ended
with World War II, when Le Corbusier supported
the Vichy regime while Pierre joined the French
Resistance. In 1955 they united again to build the
new city of Chandigarh, in the Indian Punjab. Le
Corbusier spent relatively little time on the project,
but Pierre Jeanneret continued to work on it for a
further 15 years.
Pierre Jeanneret worked in Le Corbusier‘s shadow.
However, his interests lay more in experimentation
rather than success and Chandigarh afforded him
the opportunity to play, and to break away from
European architectural dogma.
Le Corbusier sitting on the Committee chair
and Pierre Jeanneret in the background.
Tom Strala
b. 1974
From an early stage in his career, the Swiss designer
Tom Strala has worked in an experimental mode,
avoiding both industrial and mass production.
Design for him is both an art and a way of interpret-
ing thoughts and ideas. Rather than a mere response
to economic need or the general zeitgeist, he seeks
out radical design solutions that express his world
view and that are often based on contradictions,
such as roughness and fragility.
It bothers him that design is rarely radical. To him,
furniture doesn’t have to act like a consumer good
just because it is a utilitarian object. As a designer
he expresses freedom and loves to reflect all facets
of this existential topic.
Tom Strala is sitting on his prototype chair “Seefelder”.

The side table for the project “New York Times” is next to him.
Lina Bo Bardi
1914–1992
An Italian-born architect who spent much of her
life in Brazil, Lino Bo Bardi initially worked for the
architect and designer Gio Ponti, in Milan. After
World War II she left with her husband for a new
life in São Paolo, where they soon got absorbed
into artistic and intellectual circles. Her early work
was quite modernist in style, however, the ethnic
and emotional elements of Brazilian architecture
and life gradually came to influence her thinking.
Much of her design work was experimental as well
as spiritual in character, and included both simple
houses and concrete Brutalist buildings with large
dimensions.
She was a communist, but remained bourgeois. Full
of contradictions, she found her own aesthetic and
its freedom.
Jean Prouvé
1901–1984
Jean Prouvé was a French self-taught architect,
designer and metal worker who was fascinated by
the aesthetics of technology. He cooperated with Le
Corbusier on architecture, and with Pierre Jeanneret
and Charlotte Perriand on furniture. After World
War II, when France needed many new buildings,
he looked for intelligent, low-cost solutions that
could be mass produced. While pragmatic ideas and
design solutions were important, his designs were
often poetic and artistic in character.
Jean Prouvé sought beauty in the banal. He thus
developed an anti-aesthetical aesthetic creating all
these utilitarian objects. He knew how to show that
poor materials can enrich something.
Jean Prouvé in his house in Nancy sitting

on a "Fauteuil Cité"
LC-WITNESS BOX
Le Corbusier
1955
Rare and important collector
piece from the Court
High Court,
Chandigarh
The “Harmonic Spiral”, a coiled, shell-like diagram

that articulates a series of decreasing measurements
relating to the proportions of Modulor Man, is a
visual device Le Corbusier references throughout
his oeuvre, both in built and painted work.
At Chandigarh, he presents us with perhaps the
purest interpretation of this spiral form now as a
functional object, in the shape of the Witness Box.
This exceptional piece stems directly from golden
section proportions, being generated from a plan
extrusion of the harmonic spiral. The centripetal,
shell-like form encloses the occupant while also
creating a powerful focus to this mise-en-scène.
Intended solely as a witness box, and strategically
positioned under the inclined weight of a parasol
roof, as if to impose the entire weight of the building
onto the shoulder of its occupant.
It is clear from even the earliest drawing produced
in Paris that the spiral was central to his plan for
the courtrooms, and it remained a constant feature
across various iterations. The final composition
positions the spiral of the witness box in a strictly
orthogonal plan, epitomising Le Corbusier’s often-
used technique of juxtaposing sculptural forms and
curves against an overriding rectilinear order.1
PJ-SI-07-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1953, early prototype
Very rare swing seat with chain
Massive teak, chain, cane, cord
Residential buildings,
Chandigarh
PJ-SI-04-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1953
Early prototype
Bamboo, bend iron, cotton cord
Residentail buildings,
Chandigarh
PJ-SI-01-C
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1953
Variation of the first armchair
Bamboo, jute rope, cotton cord
Chandigarh
PJ-RARE-CHAIR
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1956, early prototype
Very rare pair of arm chairs
Teak, cane
Chandigarh
PJ-SI-06-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1953
Early prototype with molded seat
Sisso, iron
Chandigarh
PJ-SI-61-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1960
Rare folding easy chair
Solid teak, cane
Chandigarh
LBB
Lina Bo Bardi
ca. 1953
Armchair with shaped foot
Iron, wood, upholstery
Sao Paulo, Brazil
GR-RED AND BLUE
Gerrit Rietveld
ca. 1923-1951
Red and blue chair
Painted wood, aluminium
Manufactured by G.A.v.d. Groenekan,
De Buil, Netherlands
It was designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld in 1917

and manufactured under his supervision before
1951 by his craftsmen G.A.v.d. Groenekan, De Bilt
from Netherlands. It represents one of the first
designs done by the De Stijl art movement.
Chair was originally designed in 1917 but variant
painted in primary colors (red, blue, yellow) was
applied later around 1923. Rietveld aimed for sim-
plicity in his design. He designed furniture expected
to be mass produced, not just handcrafted. With
Red and Blue Chair Rietveld manipulated with
vertical and horizontal planes in the same way he
did in architecture. He hoped that the simple rectan-
gular design would allow mass production and free
the craftsmen from hard manual labor. Some of the
first chair productions were made for the “Rietveld
Schröder House” in Utrecht, Netherlands, also
designed by Rietveld in 1924. The house is one of the
best known examples of De Stijl architecture. Later it
was converted into museum and listed as UNESCO
World Heritage.
De Stijl art movement was founded in Netherlands
as the reaction against the horrors of World War I.
The visual language of the movement was consisted
of geometric forms and primary colors, which were
used to find harmony and balance against the
chaotic world events of that time.
The chair has it's original color and has never been
repainted. It it one of the few original once which
are existing.
MB-TI-1A CHAIR
Marcel Breuer
ca. 1922-1924
TI-1a Wooden -Slat Chair
Oak wood, fabric
Made at Bauhaus,
Weimar
Wooden-slat chair called "TI-1a" is an authentic

Bauhaus item designed by Marcel Breuer in 1922-
1924 and crafted at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Breuer
was a modernist architect, sculptor and furniture
designer, best known for the design of the most
iconic chairs of 20th century. He was one of the first
students, pioneers and later the teacher of the Bau-
haus movment as well as of the International Style.
Wooden- slat chair was made during Breuer’s first
years at the Bauhaus school in Weimar. Its head
of the school department, the architect Walter
Gro-pius, immediately recognized Breuer's talent
and promoted him within a year to the head of the
carpentry shop. At the Bauhaus, Breuer produced
the furniture for Gropius' Sommerfeld House in
Berlin as well as his acclaimed series of "African"
and "Slatted" chairs. Breuer did remarkable design
with this wooden-slat chair where he used a can-
tile-vered frame as the construction manner for the
first time. The chair also represents an important
series of collaborations between Breuer and the
Bauhaus weaving workshops, led by German textile
artist Gunta Stölzl.
While the first version of 1922 used still two
different kinds of wood slats, square and rectangular
once, this second version got more radical and used
for everything the same dimension of slats, express-
ing a much stronger dynamic in the shape. The
chair has rigid wooden structure which is softened
by the woven fabric that allows for a gently sloping
seat and back.
PJ-SI-10-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1955
Very rare demontable chair
Solid teak, cane
Chandigarh
PJ-SI-30-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1953-1954
Committee chairs
Solid teak, any upholstery
High Court of Chandigarh and
administrative buildings
PJ-SI-30-C
Pierre Jeanneret
1953-1954
Committee chairs with low backseat
Solid teak, any upholstery
High Court of Chandigarh and
LBB-DIVA PJ-SI-48-A
Lina Bo Bardi Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1955 ca. 1960
Foldable chaise longue Easy chair with X-shaped legs
Jacaranda solid wood, upholstery Teak, any upholstery
By Studio D’arte Palma, Administrative buildings,
Brazil Chandigarh
PJ-SI-32-C PJ-SI-30-D
Pierre Jeanneret Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1955 1953-1954
Easychair Committee chair
Teak, any upholstery Solid teak, any upholstery
Administrative buildings, High Court of Chandigarh and
Chandigarh administrative buildings
PJ-SI-32-B PJ-SI-32-A
1958-1959 1958-1959
Upholstered sofa Upholstered easy chair
Solid teak, any upholstery Solid teak, any upholstery
High Court on the Capitol, High Court on the Capitol,
Chandigarh Chandigarh
LC/PJ-SI-42-B LC/PJ-SI-42-A
Pierre Jeanneret / Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret / Le Corbusier
ca. 1955 ca. 1955
High Court sofa High Court sofa chairs
Solid teak, any upholstery Massive teak, any upholstery
High Court, High Court,
PJ-SI-36-A PJ-SI-36-B
ca. 1955 ca. 1955
Easy chairs with compass-legs Sofa with compass-legs
Panjab University, Panjab University and administrative
Chandigarh buildings, Chandigarh
LC/PJ-SI-41-A LC/PJ-SI-41-B
Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret
1955-1956 1955-1956
Advocate and Press chair Advocate and Press sofa
High Court on the Capitol, High Court on the Capitol,
PJ-SI-62-A TS-KALAHARIO
Pierre Jeanneret Tom Strala
ca. 1960 2005
Arm chair Chair

Solid teak, cane Aluminium, steel, leather
Panjab University and 5 of 50

residential buildigs Signed
PJ-SI-08-A PJ-SI-18-A
ca. 1953, early prototype 1955-1960
Take down armless easy chair Armless easychair
Solid teak, cotton stripes, cord Teak, hides
Designed for the house of Residential buildings and
Pierre Jeanneret institutes, Chandigarh
WG-LOOP PJ-SI-59-A
Willy Guhl Pierre Jeanneret
1954 ca. 1955
Lounge chair Kangaroo chair
Fibrated concrete Solid teak, cane
Eternit AG, Panjab Secretariat Administration,
Switzerland Sector 1, Chandigarh
ca. 1960 ca. 1960
Lounge chair with curved back Armless easy chair with compass-legs
Solid teak, cane Teak, cane
Residential buildings, Private residences,
PJ-SI-45-A/B PJ-SI-45-A
1955-1956 1955-1956
Sofa set with X-legs Arm chair with X-legs
Solid teak, cane Solid teak, cane
M.L.A Flats Building and M.L.A Flats Building and
M.L.A hostels M.L.A hostels
PJ-SI PJ-SI-49-A
Pierre Jeanneret Pierre Jeanneret, A. Prakash
ca. 1961 1960-1961
Very rare cane-sofa Theater chair
Teak, cane Solid teak, leather
Administration buildings, Tagore theater,
PJ-SI-29-A PJ-SI-28-B
1955-1956 1955-1956
Easy armchair Arm chair
Solid teak or rosewood, cane Solid teak, cane
University housing and University housing and
administrative buildings, sector 14 administrative buildings
PJ-SI-28-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1955-1956
Arm chair with floating back seat
Solid teak, cane
University housing and
PJ-SI-28-D PJ-SI-54-A
1955-1956 ca. 1960
Arm chair with L-shape Box chair
University housing and Secretariat Administration,
administrative buildings Sector 1, Chandigarh
NO 1 CHAIR TS-KALAHARI
Donald Judd (USA) Tom Strala
1984 2005
Chair Chair
Copper Aluminium, steel, leather
Limited Edition 1/1, prototype
Switzerland With certificate
sold
PJ-SI-25-E PJ-SI-25-A
1958- 1959 1958- 1959
Student chair Student chair with compass-legs
Teak, black leather Teak, cane
Panjab University, Panjab University,
Sector 14, Chandigarh Sector 14 , Chandigarh
PJ-SI-20-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1955-1960
Clerk’s chair
Solid teak, cane
Various multi-occupancy
buildings and private homes
PJ/EC-SI-51-A
Pierre Jeanneret / Eulie Chowdhury
1952-1956 and 1960
Library chair
Solid teak, cane
Library of Panjab University and
High Court, Chandigarh
PJ-SI-53-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1960
Boxed chair with free backseat
Solid teak, cane
Panjab University,
Sector 14, Chandigarh
PJ-SI-26-C
Pierre Jeanneret
1960
Writing chair with slats
Solid teak
Panjab University,
Chandigarh
PJ-SI-26-A PJ-SI-26-E
1960 1960
Writing chair Writing chair
Panjab University, Panjab University,
JP-STANDARD MB-WB 301
Jean Prouvé Marcel Breuer
1950, by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé 1933-1934
Standard chair Chair model no. WB-301
painted steel, oak Lacquered steel, painted wood
Cité Cansado, Embru-Werke,
Mauritania Switzerland
TS-KALAHOCK PJ-SI-29-E
Tom Strala Pierre Jeanneret
2005 ca. 1965
Stool Very rare low stool with compass-legs
Aluminium, steel, leather Solid teak, cane
2 of 50 Residential building,
Signed Chandigarh
CP-LES ARCS CP-SANDOZ
Charlotte Perriand Charlotte Perriand
ca. 1965 1968
Stool with 3 legs Stools for les Arces, Savoies
Solid pine Pine
Les Arcs,
France
MC-CARPET
Berber, Moroccan
between 1930- 1960
Hand knotted wool
Big slings, 93cm x 132cm
1955-1956 ca. 1960
Square stool Low stool
Solid teak, cane Solid teak
Residential buildings, Residential buildings,
ca. 1960 ca. 1960
Low stool High stool
Solid teak, iron Solid teak, iron
Science Department of Panjab College of Architecture,
University Chandigarh
CP-BERGER STOOL
Charlotte Perriand Le Corbusier
ca. 1947, for Galerie Steph Simon ca. 1953-1954
Stool with 3 legs Stool with three legs
Elm tree Solid teak, enameled steel
The l’Equipement de la Project in
Maison series Ahmedabad
1965-1966 1965-1966
Round stool with wood seat Round cane stool
Solid teak Solid teak, cane
Panjab University, and “Science Panjab University and “Science
Block", Sector 14, Chandigarh Block”, Sector 14, Chandigarh
LC-14 PJ-SI-68-A
PJ-SI-55-A
Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1959 1955-1956
年頃 1960
Box stool Rare
low stool
sawer stool
Solid teak Solid rosewood
teak
Designed for Maison de Brésil Sawing
Residential
workshop,
buildings,
University
Version for Chandigarh buldings,
ChandigarhChandigarh
PJ-SI-40-B PJ-SI-34-A
1955-1956 1955-1956
Low stool Cane stool with compass-legs
Solid teak, fabric Solid teak, cane
Residential buildings, Residential buildings,
PJ-SI-33-C PJ-SI-33-E
1955-1956 1955-1956
Bench without crossbar Bench with compass-legs
Solid teak, cane Teak
M.L.A. Flats Building, M.L.A Hostel
Chandigarh and flats
JP-SCAL-450 PJ-L-12-A
Jean Prouvé Pierre Jeanneret
1951, by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé 1957-1958
Daybed Daybed with compass-legs
Steel, upholstery, cushion Solid teak, any upholstery
Cité Cansado, Residential building,
Mauritania Chandigarh.
PJ-L-05-A PJ-L-02-A
ca. 1955-1956 ca. 1955-1956
Collapsible single bed Collapsible single bed with headrest
Solid teak, cotton stripes Solid teak, cane, cotton stripes
M.L.A Hostels/ flats, P.U. student M.L.A Hostels/ flats, P.U. student
hall and private residences hall and private residences
PJ-L-12-B
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1957-1958
Daybed
Solid teak, upholstery
Private homes,
Chandigarh
Design as clone of the soul Is that the key to understanding their objects and architecture?
An interview with Pedja Hadžimanović, the I believe so, but I would avoid the word ‘understanding’. Art is a
founder of P! Galerie medium that works with images and creates many different sense
impressions. Some appear illogical and are not always even clearly
understandable, so art acts more like an oracle. Through art we get a
vision of the meaning of eternity, life, death, freedom, grandeur, play-
fulness or banality. The abstract nature of art encourages us to pose
questions, which can be quite existential. Finally, we are concerned
less about the artwork itself and more about its ability to express
This interview explores the metaphysical character of Chandigarh’s emotions or spiritual ideas, which are more profound than rational
design rather than its historical context or facts. We are accustomed thought.
to employing our minds - our faculties of reason and intellect - so
we understand easily the meaning and value of a work of art; but art Can a simple table really contain such complexity?
is also metaphysical and emotional in nature and requires us to use Sure, otherwise it wouldn’t touch us. For example, the Conference
our unconscious as well, especially when a work is complex and pro- table1 by Jeanneret looks really banal, and the proportions are clumsy.
found. Art and design is about more than just decoration, it also acts But that roughness also expresses radicality, thus provoking essential
as a mirror of our own being. questions about being. This table represents purity, as if everything
superfluous has been erased. We become curious about the
What do you like about Chandigarh‘s design? existential or the unspoiled. Here art and design prompt us to reflect
I love Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, both of whom on ourselves and our inner being.
left us fantastic buildings. There has to be a reason we consider
them to be among the most important architects of the 20th century So you think the table shows some deeper truth?
(laughs). Most architectural theorists respect their work because it Yes, in a way, but not as you think. Everything in Pierre Jeanneret‘s
promoted the concept of modernity, but what makes their opus so design appears to be pragmatic and honest, but truth in art is always
rich are the existential questions it raises, which give their designs a an illusion. There is this fascinating contradiction in trying to appear
spiritual dimension. The philosopher Walter Benjamin highlighted true, which Jeanneret understood and played with. So, for the library
the ritual aspect of art, and the fact that it acts as a gateway to our table he designed a thick top, giving the impression of a single, solid
subconscious, with its fears, lusts and other emotions. This is where piece. But when we look under the top we can see only the border
art and design become intense. is thick and the rest is thin. Truth and illusion are both present and
show a specific world view.
But they designed for a modern society promoting science-based
rationalism. That contradicts your point of view. So it’s the complexity of the human being that you are trying to find
Of course, and Chandigarh is a city that aimed to create an ideal of a in these objects?
modern and rational way of living. But, to be honest, their buildings That is what touches me most. These pieces are tools to understand our-
were often complicated and not very functional (laughs). But they selves, which are eternal topics and always relevant. I don’t care about
were also able to invest their rational ideology with an irrational and zeitgeist and mannerist questions, I need depth to become stimulated.
metaphysical aspect. Le Corbusier once defined architecture as serv- However, I think that each person is touched by these objects in a
ing the beast, the heart and the spirit (servir à la bête, et au coeur, et different way: by their formal simplicity, informality, rough character,
à l’esprit). That is quite anti-rational, and emphasises the animalistic and rich patina, which bring each piece alive, and by the incredible
aspect of perception. Behind the rational facade there exists a deeper story of these beautiful pieces, discarded in the 1990s like trash. There
layer, one that touches our soul. are so many layers in his objects and you see a new one each time.
Why are these design pieces priced so high today?
The topic of value is completely different from that of quality. OK,
these objects are expensive because the most important 20th-century
duo of architects designed them. Each piece is unique, with different
dimensions, and quite different to the industrialised mass production
of someone like Eames, Mies van der Rohe or Kjaerholm. Now that
Chandigarh has finally become a World Heritage Site it is attracting
much more attention. Additionally, these pieces have an incredible
patina, which shows their history and this is quite rare for modern
furniture. In economic terms, value reflects how rare and important
an artwork is – issues that are essential for me as a gallery owner. But
if you want to approach these objects more deeply, you need to have
your own response and avoid preconceptions.
Don’t you think it’s perverse that this design for poor people has
become so expensive?
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret made designs for rich and poor in
the same way. They were looking for a language that suited humans
but not one for any specific social class.
But now people pay €100,000 for a table by

Pierre Jeanneret – isn‘t that crazy?
It‘s probably crazy if you have no money. If you can afford it, then Pedja Hadžimanović, founder of P! Galerie
your budget is higher and it looks different. Imagine that you are He studied architecture at the ETH Zurich. Then he
very rich and can choose between a good table that costs €1000 and taught art in the P. Jenny Chair at the ETH Zurich.
my fantastic table costing €100,000. If you don’t have to worry about He focused for a long time on Italian Mid-Century
design and worked with auctioneers. Later on he
money, why would you buy the cheap one? My table is magical, look,
specialised in rough French design.
it’s a primitive artefact – ascetic roughness, archetypical shape, its
generosity. Additionally, this is one of the most important tables of The P! Galerie was founded in 2006.The P! Glasshouse
the 20th century. That is the beauty of money (laughs), you can ex- opened in 2016 and in 2017 the P! Experimental in
change it for something spiritual, like this piece of design. Yes, it may Marrakesh, specialising in non-commercial exhibitions.
be perverse to pay €100,000 for a table, but I do it too. I’m not afraid
He writes in the theoretical book "The essence of
to do things like that. architecture" and in some smaller publications about
Charlotte Perriand, Tom Strala and Le Corbusier.
1. Le Corbusier, Extraits de l’architecture vivante, série 1, page 8 ff

2. Conference Table visible on page 117
PJ-TAT-05-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1956- 1957
Collapsible console
Teak massive
Private homes,
Chandigarh
PJ-BU-16-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1957-1958
Rare Z-Element table
Solid teak, leather top
Secretariat and administrative
buildings, Chandigarh
PJ-BU-15-A PJ-BU-14-A
1957-1958 1958-1960
Demountable administrative desk Executive desk
Solid teak, teak veneer Solid teak, teak veneer
Secretariat and administrative Secretariat and administrative
buildings buildings
PJ-BU-19-A PJ-TA-12-A
ca. 1960 ca. 1960
Rare administration desk Rare Secretariat desk
Administrative buildings, Administrative buildings,
PJ-TA-01-A/B/C LC/PJ-TAT-14-A
Pierre Jeanneret Le Corbusier /Pierre Jeanneret
1960-1961 1963-1964
Conference table Boumerang table
Central State Library, College of Assembly building,
Art and College of Architecture Chandigarh
CP-FORME LIBRE
Charlotte Perriand
ca. 1957
Solid Mahogany
A. Chetaille for Galerie Steph Simon
Air France employee’s building,
Brazzaville, Congo
A table with 3 legs.

71cm (h) x 243cm x 108cm (top: 7cm thick)
Top is an organic shape, made of 6 solid mahogany
boards, with square visible joints on the sides. One
side has round stabilisation joints. Borders are
angled and rounded. Very thick top, almost 7cm.
It has 2 cylindrical legs and 1 streamlined thick leg.
Each of these tables was made for a specific client
or project so each one has slightly different
dimensions. This one has a slightly thicker top. This
slight difference gives the table a much stronger,
rougher appearance.
This is a unique piece. It has a very strong patina.
All layers of lacquer have been carefully removed
from the top. The legs are in great condition with
a nice patina. The top has a fantastic raw patina.
A wonderful interview with Dr. Daniella Ohad

about this design piece:
Watch the video

LC/BD-01-A
Le Corbusier / Balkrishna Doshi
ca. 1960
Consolde desk with sunken part
Solid teak, teak veneer
Mill Owners Association Building
Ahmedabad
PJ-TAT-08-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1955-1956
Library table
Assembly in Chandigarh and library,
Sector 14, Panjab University
PJ-TA-04-B PJ-TA-04-A
1959-1960 1959-1960
Square table Square table
Solid teak, zinc Solid teak, teak veneer
Panjab University, cafeteria and Panjab University, cafeteria and
administrative buildings administrative buildings
PJ-TAT-13-D
Pierre Jeanneret
1963
Console
Solid teak
Assembly or any other
PJ-BU-08-A PJ-BU-08-B
ca. 1960 ca. 1960
Student desk Working desk
Solid teak Solid teak
Panjab University and College of Panjab University and College of
Architecture Architecture
PJ-BU-02-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1957-1958
Desk-bookcase
Solid teak, skai, aluminium
Administrative buildings,
Chandigarh
PJ-TA-11-A PJ-TA-09-A
1960 ca. 1954
Collapsible work table Judge lunch table
Solid teak, solid cedar Solid teak, teak veneer
College of Architecture, High Court,
TS-BARTOK CP-BENCH
Tom Strala Charlotte Perriand
2007-2008 1958, France, Galerie Steph Simon
Side table Long bench
Concrete, reinforcing bars Solid wood, enameled steel
2 of 25 Cité Cansado,
Signed Mauritania
TMS-290KG
Tom Strala
2021
Side table
Concrete, reinforcing bars
Limited edition
Tom Strala Studio, Zurich
PJ-TB-03-C PJ-TB-04-A
Pierre Jeanneret Pierre Jeanneret / Charlotte Perriand
1961-1961 1952-56, 1960
Triangular side table Round side table
Solid teak Solid teak
Assembly or Legislative Assembly,
residential buildings Chandigarh
PJ-L-09-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1960
Caned bed usable as coffee table
Solid teak, cane
Chandigarh
PJ-TB-03-A
Pierre Jeanneret
ca. 1953
Triangular side table (early prototype)
Bamboo, solid teak
Residential buildings, as example
the home of Pierre Jeanneret
PJ-TB-05-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1960
Glass table with compass-legs
Solid teak, glass
University, Assembly, administrative
buildings and private homes
PJ-R-04-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1960
Double-sided bookshelf
Several Library buildings,
Chandigarh
PJ-R-26-A PJ-R-26-A
ca. 1961 ca. 1960
Book case for periodicals Book case for periodicals
Solid teak, aluminium Solid teak, teak veneer
Panjab University Library, Panjab University Library,
Chandigarh Sector 14, Chandigarh
CP-BAHUT-4 CP-BAHUT-3
Charlotte Perriand Charlotte Perriand
1950, France, Galerie Steph Simon 1950, France, Galerie Steph Simon
Buffet with four sliding doors Buffet with sliding element
Oak, painted steel, plastic Mahogany, plastic, steel
Settlement for MIFERMA, Cité Cansado,
Cansado; Nouakchott, Mauritania Mauritania
CP-NUAGE PJ-R-14-A
Charlotte Perriand Pierre Jeanneret
1958, France, Galerie Steph Simon 1957-1958
Wall-mounted shelf with 3 levels Cupboard with compass-legs
Mahogany, steel, aluminium Solid teak
Cité Cansado, Palace of Ministries and
Mauritania administrative buildings
PJ-R-09-A PJ-R-11-A
1955-1956 1955-1956
Bedside cuboard Chest with drawers
Solid teak Solid teak, aluminium
Residential buildings and hostels, Residential buildings and hostels,
PJ-R-07-A PJ-R-27-B
ca. 1960-1961 1957-1958
Rare portable book rack Rare file rack with 5 holes
Solid teak Solid rosewood
Assembly, Capitol, Secretariat and
Sector 1, Chandigarh administrative buildings
PJ-R-27-A
Pierre Jeanneret
1957-1958
File rack with 6 holes
Solid rosewood
Secretariat and
PJ-R-23-A PJ-R-13-A
1955 ca. 1960
Dirty linen chest Glassfronted bookcase
Solid teak, cane Solid teak, glass
M.L.A. Flats buildings, Administrative buildings,
PJ-R-16-A PJ-R-05-A
ca. 1960 ca. 1957-1958
Rare file rack File rack with 20 holes
Solid teak, teak veneer Solid teak
Secretariat and administrative Secretariat and administrative
buildings, Chandigarh buildings, Chandigarh
BR-PLANTER
Bruno Rey
1954
Planter
Concrete, steel
Eternit AG,
Switzerland
TS-ANIMAL F.2 CP-1
Tom Strala Charlotte Perriand
2011-2015 ca. 1950
Floor lamp Wall lights, sets in different colors
Concrete, brass Enamelles steel
5 of 25 For Galerie Steph Simon
Signed Signed with Made in France Classe 1
TS-POMPIDU 2 TS-POMPIDU 1
Tom Strala Tom Strala
2008 2008
Floor lamp Rotable wall lamp
Concrete, aluminium, steel Aluminium, steel, powder-coated
50 of 50 63 of 75
Signed Signed
TS-CALMARES TS-CHAOS
Tom Strala Tom Strala
2010-2012 2016
Lamp Floor lamp
Aluminium, iron Metal
3 of 125 3 of 25
Signed Signed
LC-III
Le Corbusier
ca. 1960
Reflector
Blue-grey lacquer, steel, aluminium
Designed for Mill Owner Association
and the Villa Sarabhai, Ahmedabad
TS-CALMARES III
Tom Strala
2016
Lamp
Steel, aluminium, concrete
7 of 50
Signed
LC-LU-02-A PJ-LU-04-B
Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret/ Jeet Malhotra/
1963-1964 Eulie Chowdhury, ca. 1955-1956
Floor lamp Floor lamp with two lights
Aluminium painted, iron Teak wood, painted aluminium
Designed for the Assembly Residential builds, M.L.A Hostels
LC-EA-05-A PJ-DIVERS-01
Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret
1952-1956 1957-1958
Ventilation shutters Screen with 3 panels
Aluminium, steel Solid teak, cotton
Secreatariat, Assembly or any Administrative buildings,
other administrative buildings Chandigarh
BENI OUARRAIN MEKNES AREA
Middle Atlas, Morocco Middle Atlas, Morocco
ca.1960 ca.1970
Wool, boucle Wool
137 x 95 cm 152 x 88 cm
BENI OUARRAIN BENI OUARRAIN
Middle Atlas, Morocco Middle Atlas, Morocco
ca.1960 ca.1950
Wool, cotton Wool
180 x 150 cm 250 x 180 cm
AIT ELFERAHE OUKAIMEDEN
Middle Atlas, Morocco High Central Atlas, Morocco
ca.1950 ca.1965
Wool Wool
340 x 190 cm 221 x 134 cm
General Informations about always imply destruction and repairs. They illustrate a collage of
history. We don't want to hide that but we restore the pieces so
authenticity: that they can be used properly. Keep in mind that cane, cushions,
and upholstery are never in their original condition. That is
standard and doesn’t reduce its value.
Certificates:
This object has not been sold in galleries or shops; at that time,
they were quite simply utilitarian objects. So, there are no
official invoices. That means there is no proper provenance in
existence. Even if there were some later governmental auctions,
You are buying a valuable collector piece, so it's not all about shape. these receipts are not specific enough to be accepted as valuable
Authenticity is an essential component. So, it's worth choosing a provenance documents. Additionally, it is easy to fake these kinds
gallery with a wealth of experience and an impeccable reputation. of documents or to pay someone to forge them. For that reason
we focus on the patina. However, we will give you a Certificate
Authenticity: of Authenticity in which we mention the history of these objects
There are more and more completely fake or semi-authentic objects and their restoration. This document has a specific number and
offered. Some wooden parts are new, made with old wooden boards also remains in our register. If you resell that object, you can
or taken from other damaged, authentic Chandigarh objects. We add that certificate too. The new customer can ask us about the
don't do that. We want each wooden part to be originally from that original buyer.
Mid-Century piece. There are even some Chandigarh objects, which
are not in catalogues, but from Chandigarh. They are probably
authentic, but may not be designed by Pierre Jeanneret or Le
Corbusier. So, we don't offer these either. We take our business very
seriously. We only offer completely authentic items.
We love to focus on rare items and to take care of all the details. It
is not just our passion to deal and work just with historical pieces.
There is an ethical and juridical duty too. Pedja Hadzimanovic
studied architecture at the elite university ETH in Zurich. After
that, he wrote about the architecture of Le Corbusier and Pierre
Jeanneret. Then he started to delve deeper and deeper into the
topic of Chandigarh objects, learning more by going to Chandigarh
often. Today he still picks each object on his own, not sending any
employees to do that. That is quite unique. It is essential to see each
piece unrestored, so all traces and important indicators are visible
in still original condition. Old cracks, many layers of scratches, old
traces of worn lacquer, acid from human handling, which made
some parts more oxidised and darker, are important to see. So, we
can guarantee authenticity.
Sometimes pieces have been repaired between 1960- 1985. These

repairs have a strong patina and are a part of their history. That
doesn’t reduce the value as they are often very carefully and beau-
tifully done and that makes them even richer. Nevertheless, we will
mention that in our Certificate of Authenticity. Chandigarh objects

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