Side Table V-Leg

In the mid-fifties, Pierre Jeanneret, in addition to his ongoing work for the Capitol complex buildings, also designed some furniture for private residences in Chandigarh. The pieces usually followed his standard template of simple, sturdy woodworking, paired with an element of visual dynamism, courtesy the diagonal line in his signature ‘compass leg’, or the daring ‘X-leg’. The ‘chest of drawers’ was one such piece—a two-drawer unit made of teak, with a pair of asymmetric ‘compass’-style legs on either side.

Our re-edition of this piece is the Side Table V-Leg. Made in teak, it carries all the structural nuances of the original—mitre joints (additionally splined for strength), gently rounded edges on the legs, and the circular, finger-pull recesses on the drawers. Additionally, in our re-edition, the drawers are mounted on German-engineered soft-close channels in galvanised steel, for smooth opening and closing.

The height and proportions of the original piece have been modified in our re-edition to make it suitable for use as either a bedside table or a standalone unit.