LE CORBUSIER (1887-1965)

Pair of LC VII floor lamps, c. 1964

Adjustable ‘diabolo’ shade in yellow and black lacquered aluminum sheet.

Mounted on a movable ball joint

Original base.

Secured to a steel plate, this light fixture was originally sealed into the floor.

Height: 230 cm

History:

Model designed by Le Corbusier and produced by the Ouvrard – Villars & Guilux company, manufacturers of lighting equipment for marine, railway, and industrial use.

A rare model, most of which have been destroyed, notably equipping the Assembly Palace in Chandigarh. Le Corbusier, architect.

Provenance: Assembly Palace, Chandigarh.

Bibliography:

– Le Corbusier Foundation Archives, ‘Guilux’ file: N3-5-139: wall-mounted variant of the model.

– “Le Corbusier, complete works, Last Works”, Ed. Girsberger, Zurich, 1970, p. 121, light fixture in the Assembly Palace.

– Eric Touchaleaume – Gérald Moreau, “Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret – The Indian Adventure, Design Art Architecture” Ed. Gourcuff Gradenigo / Eric Touchaleaume, Paris, 2010. Model referenced LC –LU-02-A, pp. 243, 599.