Pierre Jeanneret

Swiss architect and designer (1896-1967), cousin and longtime partner of Le Corbusier, with whom he developed the tubular steel furniture of the late 1920s with Charlotte Perriand. From 1951 he spent fifteen years in Chandigarh, India, designing buildings and furniture for the new capital in teak, rosewood and cane. Collectors seek authentic Chandigarh pieces with administrative markings and good provenance.