Hardcover third edition of Polychromie architecturale: Le Corbusier’s Color Keyboards from 1931 and 1959, published in 2016. Brand new condition. English edition (with German and French).
This limited reissue gathers Le Corbusier’s two legendary Salubra color collections—his 1931 set of 43 hues and the 1959 expansion of 20—organized on 12 sample cards designed to isolate or combine three to five tones using movable sliders. More than a palette, the “color keyboards” function as a rigorous tool for spatial composition, distilling Le Corbusier’s purist color theory into a system intended for architects, designers, and painters.
The first volume features Arthur Rüegg’s definitive study of the Salubra collections and his updated research for this edition. A second volume includes 13 screen-printed color plates with 63 hand-glued samples and four sliders; a third offers 63 full-page, screen-printed sample sheets. A foundational reference for anyone working seriously with color in the built environment.
Hardcover third edition of Polychromie architecturale: Le Corbusier’s Color Keyboards from 1931 and 1959, published in 2016. Brand new condition. English edition (with German and French).
This limited reissue gathers Le Corbusier’s two legendary Salubra color collections—his 1931 set of 43 hues and the 1959 expansion of 20—organized on 12 sample cards designed to isolate or combine three to five tones using movable sliders. More than a palette, the “color keyboards” function as a rigorous tool for spatial composition, distilling Le Corbusier’s purist color theory into a system intended for architects, designers, and painters.
The first volume features Arthur Rüegg’s definitive study of the Salubra collections and his updated research for this edition. A second volume includes 13 screen-printed color plates with 63 hand-glued samples and four sliders; a third offers 63 full-page, screen-printed sample sheets. A foundational reference for anyone working seriously with color in the built environment.
