Le Corbusier's Furniture is a classic furniture line created by Le Corbusier. The line was introduced in 1928 at the Salon d‘Autumne in Paris.

History

Le Corbusier began experimenting with furniture design in 1928 after seeing a model apartment designed by the architect

Charlotte Perriand Charlotte Perriand (24 October 1903 – 27 October 1999) was a French architect and designer. Her work aimed to create functional living spaces in the belief that better design helps in creating a better society. In her article "L'Art de Vivre" f ...

and inviting her to join his studio. His cousin,

Pierre Jeanneret Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 – 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier), for about twenty years. Early life Arnold-André-Pierre Jea ...

, also collaborated on many of the designs. Before the arrival of Perriand, Le Corbusier relied on ready-made furniture to furnish his projects, such as the simple pieces manufactured by Thonet, the company that manufactured his designs in the 1930s.

Conceptualization

In 1928, Le Corbusier and Perriand began to put the expectations for furniture Le Corbusier outlined in his 1925 book ''L'Art Décoratif d'aujourd'hui'' into practice. In the book he defined three different furniture types: ''type-needs'', ''type-furniture'', and ''human-limb objects''. He defined human-limb objects as: "Extensions of our limbs and adapted to human functions that are type-needs and type-functions, therefore type-objects and type-furniture. The human-limb object is a docile servant. A good servant is discreet and self-effacing in order to leave his master free. Certainly, works of art are tools, beautiful tools. And long live the good taste manifested by choice, subtlety, proportion, and harmony".

Products

The first results of the collaboration were three chrome-plated tubular steel chairs designed for two of his projects, The ''Maison la Roche'' in Paris and a pavilion for Barbara and Henry Church. The line of furniture was expanded for Le Corbusier's 1929 ''

Salon d'Automne The Salon d'Automne (; en, Autumn Salon), or Société du Salon d'automne, is an art exhibition held annually in Paris, France. Since 2011, it is held on the Champs-Élysées, between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, in mid-October. The f ...

'' installation, 'Equipment for the Home'. These chairs included the LC-1, LC-2, LC-3, and LC-4, originally titled "''Basculant''" (LC-1), "''

Fauteuil A ''fauteuil'' () is a style of open-armchair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France during the early 17th century. A ''fauteuil'' is made of wood and frequently with carved relief ornament. It is typically upholstered on ...

grand confort, petit modèle''" (LC-2, "great comfort sofa, small model"), "''Fauteuil grand confort, grand modèle''" (LC-3, "great comfort sofa, large model"), and "''

Chaise longue A chaise longue (; , "long chair") is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs of the sitter. In modern French the term ''chaise longue'' can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair. ...

''" (LC-4, "Long chair").Le Corbusier Classics LC2, LC3 and LC4 Get Colorful, Courtesy Of Cassina.
2010-07-27 The LC-2 and LC-3 are more colloquially referred to as the ' and ' (abbreviation of full title, and due to respective sizes). The LC-2 was featured in the Maxell "blown away" advertisement.

List of Furniture items

* LC1 - Sling Chair, originally titled ''Basculant'' * LC2 - Grand confort, petit modèle referred as ''Cushion Baskets'' (1928) * LC3 - Grand confort, grand modèle referred as ''Cushion Baskets'' (1928) * LC4 - Chaise longue "Long chair" * LC5 - Sofa Bed * LC5.F - Canapé * LC6 - Table * LC7 - The Swivel Chair (1928) * LC8 - Swivel Stool * LC9 - Bathroom Stool * LC10 P - Rectangular Low Table * LC11 P - Table * LC12 - Table designed in 1925 for

Villa La Roche Villa La Roche, also Maison La Roche, is a house in Paris, designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret in 1923–1925. It was designed for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss banker from Basel and collector of avant-garde art. Villa La Roche no ...

* LC13 - Fauteuil Wagon Fumoir * LC14 - Tabouret (1952 - 1959) (Tabouret LC14.01, Tabouret LC14.02) * LC15 - Table De Conférence * LC16 - Table De Travail Avec Rayonnages * LC17 - Portemantea (1957) * LC19 - Table Esprit Nouveau

Wooden

* Authentic wood design

References

External links

For a contrast between the LC2 and Gray's Bibendum chair
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