LS 990 in Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®
Le Corbusier's universal colour system, the Polychromie Architecturale, inspires with its timeless colour palette and noteworthy combinability.
JUNG is the exclusive manufacturer of light switches, sockets and operating controls in the 63 original colours of Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®. With the LS 990 in Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® range, we incorporate architectural colour design into the field of electrical installation.
Colour overview
All 63 colours used in the classic LS 990 range are tested and approved by the licenser, Les Couleurs Suisse AG. In order to faithfully replicate the impressive colour depth, switches and sockets are hand lacquered using a special process, creating a special matt surface.
Colour creates atmosphere
Le Corbusier focused on the harmony between colours and the effect it has on people and space. To this day, his Polychromie Architecturale has been an important source of inspiration for interior design and architecture.
The 63 Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® colours perfectly complement each other and thus can be combined together harmoniously to create an extraordinary effect. For architects, interior designers and designers, the Polychromie Architecturale is a reliable tool to create unique and playful colour palettes.
"Man needs colour to live."
Le Corbusier (1887–1965) is one of the most important architects of the 20th century. Even now, his work still has a substantial influence on architecture and design. For him, colour was just as important as layout or form for his buildings and designs.
Inspired by the balanced colours of nature and based on his experiences as an architect and artist, Le Corbusier created his Polychromie Architecturale as a colour theory that has eternal value. The exceptional Swiss artist developed the unique system of 63 colours in two stages - the first colour palette in 1931, and the second in 1959.
The extensive colour ranges
Le Corbusier created his system of architectural colours as a tool for architects, interior designers and designers. His timeless colour palettes have not lost any of their charm even after 90 years.
The 1931 colour palette includes 43 colours in 14 series. Each series consists of one solid colour and up to four graduated brightened variants. The original code of the Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier colours starts with "32xxx", and each unique colour is identified by its last three digits. In addition, Le Corbusier created twelve colour keyboards, each able to create different atmospheric moods.
In 1959, Le Corbusier expanded the Polychromie Architecturale with 20 more intense colours and an additional colour keyboard. Le Corbusier's extraordinary experience as an architect and painter is also reflected in this combination of colourful and achromatic shades with different brightness values from the previous 43 colours.
Production with a system
The exclusive LS 990 range in the colours of Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® is hand-lacquered and made to order. Covers and frames form
the basis for the paintable parts. Each item is ordered using its own reference number. Complete the item code with the respective three-digit
JUNG colour code. Together these form the complete reference number. The hand-lacquered units are manufactured to order. The delivery
time is ten weeks after receipt of order.
Lightness coefficients of the Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®
Building an accessible home goes beyond alleviating restricted mobility issues; it also entails ensuring that visual information is highly perceptible - easy to use for everyone independent of age and health.
To address accessibility to visual information for those with limited vision and colour perception, it is important to pair high-contrast colours that have differing saturation levels with varied lighter shades. Designers would then require the lightness coefficients (LC) of individual colour shades used in the colour combination of their design. These lightness coefficients indicate how much light is reflected from a colour which shows how light a colour appears. A brilliant white switch has the LC of 100, for example, while a switch in dark black has an LC of 0.
The LS 990 range in Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® is able to achieve a harmonious combination of aesthetics and a contrast-rich design that helps improve both orientation and space perception. It is also in accordance with the regulation of DIN 32975 on the design of visual information in public spaces.
Electrical installation in Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®
With the LS 990 and LS 1912 switch ranges, we transport the architectural colour design of the Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® into the field of electrical installation.
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