The celebration was held in Maison blanche, witness to the pioneering architecture of the 20th century and first house built by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) for his parents at the age of 25, in his hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds.

 

International guests enjoyed the Vintage 1945 Trilogy which reflects the three places that most embodied the concept of home to Le Corbusier himself, who once observed that “the home should be the treasure chest of living”: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Paris and Marseille.

 

Girard-Perregaux also supports the young talents of the Ecole d'arts appliqués of La Chaux-de-Fonds and took this opportunity to present the remarkable engraving work of four students on Vintage 1945 dials and rotors. Le Corbusier, the young Charles-Edouard, spent his formative years in the same town’s School of Art, training as a sculptor and engraver.

 

“We are very happy to present this exceptional Girard-Perregaux Trilogy to pay tribute to Le Corbusier” says CEO of Sowind Group (Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard), Michele Sofisti. “The genius of this great architect is today best exemplified by the watchmakers of Girard-Perregaux, who - in cooperation with Foundation Le Corbusier – have reinterpreted his work in exceptional timepieces.”