Image source: Cassina — Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Collection
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Collection Story
Origin
Cassina's account of the three authors begins in 1922, when Le Corbusier started work in the new atelier on rue de Sèvres in Paris with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. In October 1927 Charlotte Perriand joined the work, and the collaboration ran until 1937; Cassina calls it extremely fruitful, especially for furniture. Cassina dates its mass production of the first four models by the three to 1965.
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Design Language
The shared project was “l’équipement d'intérieur de l’habitation”, the equipment of the home interior. Cassina describes the results as designs of great intellectual value and considerable commercial success, and says its continued production keeps interest in them alive.
Key Pieces
- Le Miniature
- 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle, durable – Kiton
- 1 Fauteuil dossier basculant
- 4 Chaise longue à réglage continu, durable
- 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle
- 2 Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle, durable, 60
Pieces in this collection
LC14 Tabouret Cabanon
Box-shaped wooden stool by Le Corbusier with dovetail joints, in three versions.
LC8 Tabouret tournant
Swivel stool by Charlotte Perriand with a chrome steel frame and circular-material padding.
LC10-P Table en tube
Glass-topped table on chromed tubular steel legs, first shown in 1929, relaunched by Cassina 1985.
LC2 Armchair
Loose cushions inside an exposed tubular-steel frame, shown at the 1929 Salon d'Automne.
LC11-P Table pieds corolle
Walnut-topped table on grey cast iron pedestal bases, put into production by Cassina in 1985.
LC17 Portemanteau (Coat Rack)
Wall-mounted oak coat stand by Le Corbusier with five coloured mushroom-shaped knobs.
LC3 Sofa
Two-seat Grand Confort, grand modèle: loose cushions in a chrome or painted tubular-steel cage.
LC9 Tabouret
Stool by Charlotte Perriand with a chrome tubular steel frame and a rattan or leather seat.
LC7 Swivel Chair
Swivel armchair with a padded backrest and round seat, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927.
LC1 UAM Armchair
Chrome tubular steel armchair with self-supporting ecru fabric and natural leather trim.
LC3 Kiton Armchair
Limited-edition LC3 in two-tone cashmere by Kiton on a glossy blue tubular steel frame.
LC6 Table
Painted steel base and glass or marble top, kept visibly apart by four height-adjusting supports.
LC1 Fauteuil à dossier basculant
Compact tubular-steel armchair with a tilting saddle-leather back, designed in 1928.
LC15 Table de conférence
Round oak or walnut table on a cube-shaped steel tube base, designed in 1958 for Le Corbusier.
LC3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle (Armchair)
Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand's Grand Confort armchair: cushions inside a tubular steel cage.
LC2 Ottomane
Ottoman of the Grand Confort, petit modèle family by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand.
LC2 Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle (Sofa)
The Grand Confort petit modèle as a sofa: cushions in a chrome or painted tubular steel frame.
LC20 Casiers Standard
Modular storage cabinet by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret on four slim chrome pilotis.
LC3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, méridienne
Grand Confort méridienne by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand, on a tubular steel frame.
LC5 Canapé, Appartement Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier's Paris-apartment sofa: feather-filled cushions on a chrome or painted steel base.
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