Lemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top, c. 1960, Panjab University, Chandigarh - full front view showing the X-leg base and lower stretcher shelfLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - corner close-up with the R-98 room inventory marking on the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top, c. 1960, Panjab University, Chandigarh - side profile showing the teak X-leg base and the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - angled view of the blue painted top styled with printed cardsLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - three-quarter view of the solid teak X-leg with the HT34 room marking and R-98 on the apronLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - three-quarter view of the solid teak X-leg base and lower stretcher shelfLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - close-up of the R-98 room inventory marking on the apron edgeLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - three-quarter view of the blue painted top with student inscriptions and the X-leg baseLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - side view showing the blue painted top edge and the teak X-legLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - close-up of the teak X-leg with the HT34 room inventory markingLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - apron detail with student inscriptions on the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top, c. 1960, Panjab University, Chandigarh - full view showing the solid teak X-leg base and lower stretcher shelfLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - overhead view of the blue painted top covered in handwritten notes, names and equationsLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - blue painted top with handwritten student inscriptions, on the X-leg baseLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - close-up of handwritten student inscriptions and equations on the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - angled view of the blue painted top with student inscriptionsLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - overhead view of the blue painted top styled with printed cards
Lemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top, c. 1960, Panjab University, Chandigarh - full front view showing the X-leg base and lower stretcher shelfLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - corner close-up with the R-98 room inventory marking on the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top, c. 1960, Panjab University, Chandigarh - side profile showing the teak X-leg base and the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - angled view of the blue painted top styled with printed cardsLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - three-quarter view of the solid teak X-leg with the HT34 room marking and R-98 on the apronLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - three-quarter view of the solid teak X-leg base and lower stretcher shelfLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - close-up of the R-98 room inventory marking on the apron edgeLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - three-quarter view of the blue painted top with student inscriptions and the X-leg baseLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - side view showing the blue painted top edge and the teak X-legLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - close-up of the teak X-leg with the HT34 room inventory markingLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - apron detail with student inscriptions on the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top, c. 1960, Panjab University, Chandigarh - full view showing the solid teak X-leg base and lower stretcher shelfLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - overhead view of the blue painted top covered in handwritten notes, names and equationsLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - blue painted top with handwritten student inscriptions, on the X-leg baseLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - close-up of handwritten student inscriptions and equations on the blue painted topLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - angled view of the blue painted top with student inscriptionsLemieux et Cie Pierre Jeanneret X-leg student desk with original blue painted top - overhead view of the blue painted top styled with printed cards

Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk with Blue Painted Top, Panjab University, Chandigarh, c. 1960

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Designed by Pierre Jeanneret for the residential buildings of Panjab University in Chandigarh, this student desk is an example of the X-leg writing table produced for the university's hostel program. Its original blue-painted top remains intact, carrying layers of wear, paint loss, handwritten notes, names, equations, and drawings from decades of student use.

Constructed in solid teak, the desk features an unpainted X-leg base with a lower stretcher shelf. Room inventory markings, including R-98, HT34, HN 1R, and R5, remain visible across the painted top and frame.

The surface is central to the piece's character: a working academic object transformed over time into a record of institutional life. Offered as found. Lightly cleaned and unrestored. The written blue surface is preserved intact.

Dimensions:
H 28" × W 24" × L 27.2" / H 71 cm × W 61 cm × L 69 cm

  • Designer: Pierre Jeanneret (1896–1967)
  • Origin: Chandigarh, India
  • Date: c. 1960
  • Material: Solid teak, painted top
  • Provenance: Panjab University, Chandigarh
  • Markings: R-98 / HT34 / HN 1R / R5
  • Condition: Original blue painted top with wear, paint loss, and student inscriptions. Teak base sound. Lightly cleaned and unrestored.
  • Availability: One of one.
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