An Extremely Rare and Important Bamboo Armchair Pierre JEANNERET (1896-1967) Model: PJ-SI-01-A Armchair in red painted bamboo, solid teak and cards. Four "log"-type legs in sold teak, with pre-drilled bamboo rods slotting in to form the seat frame and arm rests. Cotton cord back rest and cotton webbed seat made of braided jute cords displaying a geometric aesthetic. (Restorations and refinished). Dimensions DIMENSIONSHeight 33 in / 85.5 cm.Depth 26 in / 66 cm.Wide 26.2 in / 66.5 cm. (+/-) Artist or Maker Pierre JEANNERET Date Circa 1953-1954 Condition Report Condition: Very Good (Please refer to department for Condition report) Exhibited FOR SIMILAR MODEL SEE SALE - Christies in New York, “Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume”, similar model, Design sale on 5 June 2007, Lot 243. REFERENCE - The present chair is one of very few experimental chairs, all slightly different from one another, which Pierre Jeanneret made for his own personal use. - A very similar armchair is in the collection of the City Museum of Chandigarh, sector 10. Other reference numbers for this model are: [CH-010612] [PJ-010612]. Literature LITERATURE - S. and S. Bahga, “Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture”, New Delhi, 2000, page 35 for similar models with cord seats and backs. - Jacques Dworczak, “Catalogue raisonné du mobilier Jeanneret Chandigarh”, Assouline 2019, page 119, under reference number PJ-010612. - J. Lucan, ed., “Le Corbusier une encyclopédie” exhibition catalogue, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, p. 214 for a similar model with a cord seat and back. - J. Sagar, City Museum - Chandigarh, Chandigarh, 2001, page 50 for a similar model. - Eric Touchaleaume, Gerald Moreau, “Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Design-Art-Architecture”, Paris, 2010, under reference number PJ-SI-01-B - Exhibition catalogue, “Architectures en Inde”, ENSBA, Paris, 1986, pp. 109-110 for a similar model with a cord seat. - "Chandigarh”, Marg, no. 1, December, 1961, p. 31 for similar models with cord seats and backs. Provenance PROVENANCE - Acquired by a public Government Sale in Chandigarh - Private collection Notes FOOTNOTE Jeanneret worked with the local Indian materials, which were new to him, to create novel forms for these pieces. The present chair, with its simple materials, is a testament to Jeanneret's pioneering spirit. Hélène Bauchet-Cauquil says about Jeanneret: "Another part of his activity was the creation of pieces of furniture using rough lumber, bamboo, plaited straw, rope, webbing, cereal baskets, concrete framework, objects that even the poorest could afford. These objects were turned into chairs, tables, lamps and beds that furnished his house and constituted models that were accessible to everyone." (Exhibition catalogue, “Architectures en Inde”, ENSBA, Paris, 1986, page 109)