Outstanding for his avant garde ideas, use of rational systems in planning methods and the application of extremely simple modules and forms based on functional logic, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret — better known as Le Corbusier — was a pioneer of modern architecture. In addition to an oeuvre that spanned architecture, city planning, painting, furniture design, writing, publishing, and amateur photography and film-making, Le Corbusier was also a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) and 17 projects by the Swiss-French
designer in seven countries have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Alongside long-time collaborators Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier co-created a series of highly adaptable tables, chairs, armchairs and sofas for the 'Equipement intérieur de l’habitation' designed for the 1928 Salon d’Automne, and many of these items have been reproposed by Italian brand Cassina.