He was born as Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris (1887-1914) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small city in Neuchâtel canton in north-western Switzerland, in the Jura mountains, just 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) across the border from France.

Le Corbusier began experimenting with furniture design in 1928 after inviting the architect, Charlotte Perriand, to join his studio. His cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, also collaborated on many of the designs. Before the arrival of Perriand, Le Corbusier relied on ready-made furniture to furnish his projects, such as the simple pieces manufactured by Thonet, the company that manufactured his designs in the 1930s.

In 1928, Le Corbusier and Perriand began to put the expectations for furniture Le Corbusier outlined in his 1925 book L’Art Décoratif d’aujourd’hui into practice. In the book he defined three different furniture types: type-needs, type-furniture, and human-limb objects. He defined human-limb objects as: “Extensions of our limbs and adapted to human functions that are type-needs and type-functions, therefore type-objects and type-furniture. The human-limb object is a docile servant. A good servant is discreet and self-effacing in order to leave his master free. Certainly, works of art are tools, beautiful tools. And long live the good taste manifested by choice, subtlety, proportion, and harmony”.

The first results of the collaboration were three chrome-plated tubular steel chairs designed for two of his projects, The Maison la Roche in Paris and a pavilion for Barbara and Henry Church. The line of furniture was expanded for Le Corbusier’s 1929 Salon d’Automne installation, ‘Equipment for the Home’.

We at Eternity Modern are pleased to offer an outstanding guarantee on all our products!  We proudly stand by the quality and craftsmanship of all our furniture pieces. 

We do not compromise on any of the procedures and follow a strict protocol to ensure that the quality of our products is maintained.  Hence, to sustain our devotion to quality, Eternity Modern offers 1 year warranty from date of delivery on all factory defects and 5 years warranty on all furniture parts.

Customer satisfaction is one of our key principles and we will work ddiligently to resolve any issues that should arise.

Defects/blemishes resulting from negligence, accidents, maltreatment or commercial use is not covered under the Eternity Modern warranty

Please contact customer service should you have any inquiries regarding our Warranty Policy

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may return it for a full refund.  Items must be shipped securely in its original packaging, and you must contact us within 7 days of receiving your order.   You are responsible for return shipping costs. Refunds will be issued once the item is received in our shipping warehouse.