In May of last year, Rado launched one of their most successful collections of the year, the True Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier limited edition line. Sweeping the watch world by storm, Rado’s Le Corbusier collection has won the iF Design Award for 2020. Beating over 7000 entries, the collection is truly spectacular. But being inspired by the work of Le Corbusier, we expected nothing else.
Le Corbusier and Colour Theory
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret is a Swiss-French architect, designer and urban planner. Perhaps one of the most celebrated and contested figures of the 20th century, his architectural work and papers greatly influenced the Modernist movement post World War II. One of his most influential works was an essay titled Architectural Polychromy. The essay presented a new approach to colour in architecture and design. At the time colour was seen as a purely decorative feature. Le Corbusier, however, believed that colours influence people’s psychology and that each person’s life is led by a few dominant colours. In 1931 he created a swatch book of colours with 43 different colors inside organized like a keyboard. In 1956 he added 20. His colour theory has affected the way interior design is perceived until today.
The Collection
Rado’s Le Corbusier collection is inspired by that exact piece of work. The idea behind the collection was to create timepieces which will touch people’s psychology on a deeper level, through material, texture and most importantly colour. Rado has used the True Thinline collection as a base for this line, making the collection even more exceptional.
Released in 9 exclusive to Rado colours, each watch is limited to only 999 pieces. The watch’s design is monochrome. Its case measures 39 mm in diameter and only 5 mm in thickness. The bracelet and the signature Rado monobloc case are made of high-tech ceramic. It’s sunray dial is kept simple, in order for the full attention to be on the colours. Thin indices and thin baton hour and minute hands complete the design of the dial. Rado’s logo is subtly featured under the 12 o’clock position. A scratch-resistant sapphire crystal covers the dial. The watch’s caseback features a special design exclusive to this collection. The movement of the watch is Swiss quartz, guaranteeing exceptional precision alongside the awe-inspiring design.
If you’re interested in purchasing any of the watches from Rado’s Le Corbusier collection you can do so by following the link here.
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