"Committee Table" – Model PJ-TAT-14-A
Manufactured by Government Workshops, Chandigarh
India, circa 1963
Teak, teak veneer

Measurements
245 × 122 × 75h cm
96,5 × 48 × 29,5h in

Provenance
Kurukshetra University Library, Haryana, India
Private Collection

Details
Manufacturer’s Label

Literature
Touchaleaume, E., Moreau, G. (2010). Le Corbusier. Pierre Jeanneret. L'Aventure Indienne. Paris. Model illustrated p. 582 (PJ-SI-14-A).
Seguin, P. (2014). Le Corbusier – Pierre Jeanneret: Chandigarh, India. Paris: Galerie Patrick Seguin. Model illustrated p. 286.

About
The “Committee Table” model PJ-TAT-14-A was conceived around 1963 as part of the extensive furniture program developed for the civic and educational institutions of Chandigarh. Designed by Pierre Jeanneret in collaboration with Le Corbusier, the table reflects the rational clarity and structural pragmatism that characterized the furnishing of the modernist city. Executed in teak and teak veneer, the large rectangular table was designed to accommodate formal meetings and administrative gatherings within institutional interiors. Its generous proportions and solid construction emphasize durability and stability, qualities essential for public buildings and university environments.
Originally used in the library of Kurukshetra University in Haryana, the table bears inventory inscriptions along the edge and beneath the tabletop, evidencing its institutional origin and long functional history. Like many pieces produced for Chandigarh, it was fabricated locally in the Government Workshops using regional teak and skilled Indian craftsmanship.
The design exemplifies the integration of architecture, furniture, and civic planning that defined the Chandigarh project. Functional, austere, and monumental in scale, the table embodies the modernist vision shared by Jeanneret and Le Corbusier—where furniture was conceived not as decoration but as an extension of architectural space.

Biography
Pierre Jeanneret (1896–1967) was a Swiss architect and designer and a key collaborator of his cousin Le Corbusier. Working mainly in Paris during the early decades of his career, he co-founded an architectural studio with Le Corbusier in 1922, where they developed influential modernist ideas in architecture, urban planning, and furniture design, often collaborating with Charlotte Perriand.
Jeanneret played an important role in the development of modern furniture and architecture associated with their studio, contributing to projects presented at the Salon d'Automne and to many of the architectural works that defined the modern movement.
Later in his career he moved to India, where he worked closely with Le Corbusier on the planning and construction of Chandigarh. There he served as the city’s chief architect for several years, designing numerous public buildings, housing projects, and furniture pieces that became emblematic of the city’s modernist identity.