261 - Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret

Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret N.V. Standardized Bedroom Cabinet Clarté Building, Geneva, circa 1932 H180 W50 D50 cm For Le Corbusier, color is not an ornament but an architectural tool: it alters the perception of space, brings elements forward or recedes them, warms or soothes. His “Architectural Polychromy,” developed in 1931, classifies hues by families and by effects. This wardrobe from the Clarté building, in a warm ochre yellow reminiscent of the ochres in this color chart, rests on a lighter, grayish-beige base. Its vertical silhouette and flat surfaces reflect the principle of standardized storage, integrated into the very design of the apartments. A testament to the synthesis of architecture, furniture, and color.