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Posts tagged “Le Corbusier”

Corb Your Enthusiasm: Charlotte Perriand, The Woman Behind Le Corbusier's Furniture Designs
Retrospect

Last week we discussed the controversial Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Although his architecture is largely out of style — the apex of 20th century functionalism — his furniture is still...

Le Corbusier: Modernist Visionary, Controversial Genius
Retrospect

Le Corbusier was one of the most celebrated architects of the 20th century. His designs were inspired by the automobile, and celebrated modern materials and technologies, but his favorite building w...

New Leather Sofas from Natuzzi

Today, I'm doing a most unusual thing: highlighting two leather sofas. I've never owned one, never even thought I would, and none of these would even fit through our door, BUT knowing how popular l...

ColorTherapy: Le Corbusier, Kt. Color and the Villa Savoye

To All ColorTherapy Posts Last week, I was grumpily dispatched to Aronson’s Floor Covering on a bit of nonsense, which quickly turned into a meeting with good fortune. Therein, I was reacquainted ...

Chandigarh Teak Chairs
NYT 3.19.08

The New York Times has an interesting story about teak chairs from Chandigarh. A City That Sat on Its Treasures, but Didn’t See Them looks at the world-wide interest in Pierre Jeanneret's teak arm...

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