Dogs vs Grand Designs

“I have met quite a few architects around the world over the years, and few appear to be dog lovers … Perhaps it’s because dogs are messy and chaotic creatures, while architects are generally tidy and ordered?

“Le Corbusier had a dog during his purist phase. It was called Pinceau, or “paintbrush” in English.

“When Pinceau died, Corbu had the creature skinned, using its pelt to cover his favourite copy of Don Quixote….”

The excellent Jonathan Glancey over at BD: The Architects’ Website reveals that Le Corbusier was, err, barking, and wonders whether modernism’s inability to live with man’s best friend is “a measure of its joylessness”.

But the two don’t have to be at odds. If you’re determined that your dog doesn’t clash with your clean-lined decor, we think Wowbow’s designs (pic above) may be preferable to more drastic measures (like taxidermy … or buying a cat).

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