20th century best designers: Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, in north-western Switzerland in 1887. He was an architect and writer, most famous for his contributions to Modern Architecture. It’s about that BRABBU’s Blog team of Editors will feature about. Despite being best known for his architecture projects he was also a famous designer.

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He is known as one of the most influential and admired architect of the twentieth century. His visions of homes and cities as “factories for living” were innovative and influential. Many ideas for post-war reconstruction were based on his ideas. He strongly believed the twentieth century was an age of progress and engineering and technological advances should spread to benefit everyone.

By 1918, Le Corbusier, in collaboration with artist Amédée Ozenfant, developed a new theory of design based on architecture meeting the demands of the technologically advanced era. Purism led designers to refine and simplify design, ridding architecture of unnecessary and impractical features such as ornamentation. He hoped this factory –line approach to architecture would rid many cities of their chronic housing problems. He was dedicated to providing better living conditions for residents of the over-populated and under-housed areas.

See below some of his furniture designs:

20th century best designers: Le Corbusier