Collection Chandigarth
Porcelain Trays
By Le Corbusier
| Material | : Pure unglazed porcelain; bas relief symbols. |
| Colour | : White |
| Dimensions | : Square tray 33 x 33 cm (La Main Ouverte) |
| Rectangular tray 34 x 18 cm (La Course du Soleil) | |
| Round tray Ø 35 cm (Poisson) |
Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation. Cassina takes its inspiration from the genius of Le Corbusier for a collection of three trays in pure, unglazed porcelain. These trays borrow some of the bas-relief symbols chosen for the walls of the buildings of Chandigarh, the city designed in the 1950s and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The same procedure can be seen in Marseille in the Unité d’Habitation on the sculptures moulées, symbolic designs embedded by Le Corbusier in the concrete – béton brut – taken from his figurative portfolio. Each tray, made by Ginori 1735, includes a design sketched by the Master in 1956: the open hand symbolising peace (square tray with rounded corners), the fish (round tray), the movement of the sun (rectangular tray).
| Material | : Pure unglazed porcelain; bas relief symbols. |
| Colour | : White |
| Dimensions | : Square tray 33 x 33 cm (La Main Ouverte) |
| Rectangular tray 34 x 18 cm (La Course du Soleil) | |
| Round tray Ø 35 cm (Poisson) |
Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation. Cassina takes its inspiration from the genius of Le Corbusier for a collection of three trays in pure, unglazed porcelain. These trays borrow some of the bas-relief symbols chosen for the walls of the buildings of Chandigarh, the city designed in the 1950s and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The same procedure can be seen in Marseille in the Unité d’Habitation on the sculptures moulées, symbolic designs embedded by Le Corbusier in the concrete – béton brut – taken from his figurative portfolio. Each tray, made by Ginori 1735, includes a design sketched by the Master in 1956: the open hand symbolising peace (square tray with rounded corners), the fish (round tray), the movement of the sun (rectangular tray).
