Description: Le Corbusier Color Harmonies for Sulbra Co., Rare 1st Edition 1931 interactive guide Claviers de Couleurs, Basel, Dark Blue Cloth Boards with Twelve leaves with stenciled color range scales, and 62 wallpaper samples, pocket on front paste down with two card stock templates, 11.5 x 9”, hardcover, small oblong folio. In fair condition. Boards show typical wear with light scuffing and rubbing to edges. Hinges slightly tender with nominal abrasions. Spine extremes exhibit light fraying. Light surface dirt to boards overall. Template guides have tanned slightly. Tanned front fly leaf with water staining imprinted with Fernand Leger’s motto: “For man, color is as vital as water and fire.” Curved/warped plates from previous water exposure. Wallpaper samples have been spared from any water damage. Stamps of original Czech company owned in Prague on Karl Marx Street.. quite fascinating. Overall, a nice example with minor aesthetic flaws. Please see photos. Beautiful and very scarce. This book was first created for Swiss wallpaper manufacturer Salubra and features pop-up and pull-out sections, based on the famed architect’s approach to color. Le Corbusier started developing color systems in the 1920’s, creating a “color keyboard” intended to help users find and match colors for use in interiors. Le Corbusier believed that specific shades could affect rooms and their inhabitants, creating a welcoming atmosphere or altering their perception of space. He identified functions that could be applied to different shades— including psychological effects, weight, depth perception and unity— and then chose groups of colors to attribute each of these. Paler colors with natural pigments could be used to create warmth and light, while deeper shades could enhance or camouflage elements in a room. He created several wallpapers for Salubra according to his theories. Only one auction record of this book that we could find. Recently sold at Swann Auction (and garnered much media attention). For additional photos, please inquire. RAREE1931JZFA
Price: 9000 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Year Printed: 1931
Topic: Architecture
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Le Corbusier
Subject: Interior Design
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: French
Place of Publication: Paris
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
