A city born from vision, built on design, and preserved through craftsmanship.

In the heart of northern India lies Chandigarh, a city conceived in the early 1950s and built from the ground up as an emblem of post-independence optimism. Chandigarh was designed not only to be a new capital but also to represent a new way of living.

At the center of this monumental project stood Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, two architects who shared the belief that design could shape culture, community, and the rhythm of daily life. Together, they transformed an expanse of plains into a city defined by order, proportion, and purpose.

They designed not only the buildings that formed the city’s civic identity, including the High Court, the Secretariat, and the University, but also the furniture that filled them. Each chair, desk, and bench was built for function and longevity, crafted from local teak and cane by Indian artisans. These were not merely furnishings but integral parts of a holistic design philosophy that was honest, utilitarian, and deeply human. Over time, they became symbols of Chandigarh’s identity, representing a union of architecture, craftsmanship, and culture.

A a city built from ideals, where architecture and design exist in harmony to serve the people who live within them. Chandigarh remains one of the purest expressions of modernist vision in the world, where design was not an afterthought but the very foundation of its existence. It stands as a living testament to what can happen when purpose, design, and human move in unison.