Pierre Jeanneret Library Table
After the 1947 partition of British India, Punjab lost its capital, Lahore, to the new border. Jawaharlal Nehru commissioned an entirely new city to replace it and turned to Le Corbusier, who brought his cousin Pierre Jeanneret as chief architect. Jeanneret stayed for over 15 years, filling Chandigarh's institutions with teak furniture so quietly resolved the pieces are now museum-grade. This PJ-TAT-08-B library table, made circa 1955-56, went to the Punjab Engineering College, whose students weren't just learning in Jeanneret's buildings but actively helping build the city around them. Built from solid and veneered teak, the detachable top rests on two angular V-shaped legs, with an integrated lighting rail added to deliver direct illumination for readers. The hand-stenciled marking "P.E.C. / Library / T-17-31" places it at the Central Library of Punjab Engineering College. It arrives unrestored, finished to your spec in matte, satin, or gloss. One of one, with a certificate of authenticity.
