Folding Screen

In the late 1950s, Pierre Jeanneret designed a number of furniture pieces for the University of Punjab, as well as for various administrative buildings in Chandigarh. One of these pieces was a three-panel folding screen in teak, which, depending on the setting and the materials available, Jeanneret had panelled in leather, linen, or moleskin. Though the screen mirrored the grid structure seen in many of Chandigarh’s public buildings, the frames have a hint of the trapezoidal ‘compass-leg’ shape seen in Jeanneret’s Chandigarh suite of chairs and tables.

Our re-edition of the three-panel folding screen is in teak and 100% linen, with brass railway hinges. The subtly textured linen panels in two shades of grey add a sense of depth to the piece. The light and dark fabrics seen in this piece are ‘Elephant Skin’ and ‘Mourning Dove’ from our Amkunj collection by Zanav, but the panels can also be customised with any fabrics from within the Andaman or Amkunj family (see below for colour options), or with COM (Customer’s Own Fabric).