ABOUT: Pierre Jeanneret ‘Office’ chair 1950s India: Model PJ-SI-28-A, 1950s. Designed for the Architects Office, Secrétariat, and administrative buildings, Chandigarh Photos of original state to show authenticity available on request. Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 – 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect and furniture designer, most famous for his role in the design of Chandigarh’s large civic architecture project. A lot of his work was alongside his cousin, Le Corbusier.