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Designer Spotlight: Le Corbusier

Swiss-born architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, is one of the most venerated figures in the 20th-century canon. His oeuvre spans furniture, "machines for living," and master plans—some celebrated, some derided, but all significant to the modern world. Discover some of Corbu's work in the following slideshow.

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The gallery is the main space in the Villa La Roche, and is dominated by a sweeping curved ramp, flush against the hollow of the facade—Corbusier's way of playing with alternating straight and curved lines.
The gallery is the main space in the Villa La Roche, and is dominated by a sweeping curved ramp, flush against the hollow of the facade—Corbusier's way of playing with alternating straight and curved lines.
Le Corbusier built the Villa le Lac for his mother in 1923. At 689 square feet, the open-plan house located on the shores of Lake Geneva features a bedroom, powder room, bathroom, kitchen, and small salon that could be converted into a guest room.
Le Corbusier built the Villa le Lac for his mother in 1923. At 689 square feet, the open-plan house located on the shores of Lake Geneva features a bedroom, powder room, bathroom, kitchen, and small salon that could be converted into a guest room.
The Cabanon, the only structure that famed architect Le Corbusier ever designed for himself, was reconstructed inside the Royal Institute of British Architects in the UK for the exhibition "Le Corbusier’s Cabanon 1952/2006 - The Interior 1:1," presented in partnership with Cassina.
The Cabanon, the only structure that famed architect Le Corbusier ever designed for himself, was reconstructed inside the Royal Institute of British Architects in the UK for the exhibition "Le Corbusier’s Cabanon 1952/2006 - The Interior 1:1," presented in partnership with Cassina.
Ronchamp, Notre Dame du Haut Le Corbusier, 1955.
Ronchamp, Notre Dame du Haut Le Corbusier, 1955.
It all starts with the specs. Thick, round, black, and as demonstrated here, equally dapper whether worn on the face or forehead.
It all starts with the specs. Thick, round, black, and as demonstrated here, equally dapper whether worn on the face or forehead.
Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography, published by Thames & Hudson.
Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography, published by Thames & Hudson.