The Crown Of Success Of The Designer Le Corbusier And His Timeless Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa

Posted by joanne on December 30th, 2009 at 08:02am

Alike most of his contemporaries during the early 20th century, the well-known Swiss-French modernist architect Le Corbusier (false name of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris) was also an expert furniture designer. In partnership with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier created several experimental modern furniture designs in 1928 which were later exhibited at the celebrated Salon d’ Automne art display at Paris in 1929. Along with these designs was the Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa.

One of various sofa designs by Le Corbusier, the Le Corbusier No. 3 or LC3 Sofa is a two-seater sofa with an exterior tubular steel frame and loose black cushions that serve as its seat, backrest, and armrest. The layered with chrome, polished or matte black enamel finish. The cushions, on the other hand, are coated with either fair leather or fabric of various shades.

The Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa is portion of the Le Corbusier No. 3 or LC3 Group, which also comprises the LC3 Meridienne, LC3 Ottoman, and the LC3 Armchair. A three-seater edition of the LC3 Sofa was also later added in the compilation, and whose technical stipulation were based from designs sketches by Perriand in 1928.

The Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa was first produced in 1930 by the furniture company of French cabinet-maker Michael Thonet and later by the Swiss-based Embru furniture company. In 1964, the designer furniture company Cassina from Milan obtained the rights from Le Corbusier to produce his creation. Today, Cassina is the authorized manufacturer of Le Corbusier’s furniture collections including the Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa under license from the Fondation le Corbusier.However, owing their immense status reproductions of Le Corbusier’s styles have also been produced by third-party producers.

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