Chandigarh Tray Collection

The three symbols, the open hand, the fish, and the arc of the sun, were sketched by Le Corbusier in 1956 as part of a personal iconographic language he developed over decades. The open hand in particular became one of his most enduring emblems, representing peace and the act of giving and receiving. The same symbols appear as bas-reliefs in the concrete walls of Chandigarh and at the Unité d'Habitation in Marseille.

Richard Ginori is one of Italy's oldest and most distinguished porcelain manufacturers, founded in 1735 near Florence. Their mastery of ceramic craft and their history of working with significant design and architectural commissions made them a natural partner for translating Le Corbusier's architectural reliefs into the precision of unglazed porcelain.

The unglazed finish is a deliberate material choice that echoes the raw, tactile quality of béton brut, the exposed concrete Le Corbusier used at Chandigarh and the Unité d'Habitation. Left without glaze, the porcelain surface reads as closer to cast stone than conventional ceramics, preserving the architectural character of the original bas-reliefs.

Yes. The Chandigarh Tray Collection is produced by Cassina in direct collaboration with the Fondation Le Corbusier, which oversees the licensing and integrity of all objects bearing Le Corbusier's designs and iconography.

Chandigarh, the planned city Le Corbusier designed for the Indian state of Punjab in the early 1950s, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 as part of a transnational listing of seventeen Le Corbusier works. The Capitol Complex at its center is considered one of the most complete expressions of his urban and architectural vision, and the symbolic bas-reliefs embedded in its walls are integral to that legacy.