Storia della collezione
Origine
La storia dei tre autori raccontata da Cassina inizia nel 1922, quando Le Corbusier avviò il lavoro nel nuovo atelier di rue de Sèvres a Parigi insieme al cugino Pierre Jeanneret. Nell'ottobre 1927 si unì al lavoro Charlotte Perriand, e la collaborazione proseguì fino al 1937; Cassina la definisce estremamente feconda, soprattutto per quanto riguarda l'arredo. Cassina data la produzione in serie dei primi quattro modelli realizzati dai tre al 1965.
Linguaggio del design
Il progetto condiviso era «l'équipement d'intérieur de l'habitation», ovvero l'arredamento degli interni dell'abitazione. Cassina descrive i risultati come progetti di grande valore intellettuale e di notevole successo commerciale, e sostiene che la loro produzione continua mantiene vivo l'interesse per essi.
Pezzi chiave
- 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
Pezzi di questa collezione
LC6 Table
Painted steel base and glass or marble top, kept visibly apart by four height-adjusting supports.
LC11-P Table pieds corolle
Walnut-topped table on grey cast iron pedestal bases, put into production by Cassina in 1985.
LC10-P Table en tube
Glass-topped table on chromed tubular steel legs, first shown in 1929, relaunched by Cassina 1985.
LC1 Fauteuil à dossier basculant
Compact tubular-steel armchair with a tilting saddle-leather back, designed in 1928.
LC14 Tabouret Cabanon
Box-shaped wooden stool by Le Corbusier with dovetail joints, in three versions.
LC15 Table de conférence
Round oak or walnut table on a cube-shaped steel tube base, designed in 1958 for Le Corbusier.
LC2 Ottomane
Ottoman of the Grand Confort, petit modèle family by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand.
LC3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle (Armchair)
Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand's Grand Confort armchair: cushions inside a tubular steel cage.
LC2 Armchair
Loose cushions inside an exposed tubular-steel frame, shown at the 1929 Salon d'Automne.
LC2 Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle (Sofa)
The Grand Confort petit modèle as a sofa: cushions in a chrome or painted tubular steel frame.
LC17 Portemanteau (Coat Rack)
Wall-mounted oak coat stand by Le Corbusier with five coloured mushroom-shaped knobs.
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.
LC3 Sofa
Two-seat Grand Confort, grand modèle: loose cushions in a chrome or painted tubular-steel cage.
LC5 Canapé, Appartement Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier's Paris-apartment sofa: feather-filled cushions on a chrome or painted steel base.
LC4 Chaise Longue
Chrome tubular cradle on a black steel base, designed 1928; this is the durable version.
LC7 Swivel Chair
Swivel armchair with a padded backrest and round seat, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927.
LC9 Tabouret
Stool by Charlotte Perriand with a chrome tubular steel frame and a rattan or leather seat.
LC8 Tabouret tournant
Swivel stool by Charlotte Perriand with a chrome steel frame and circular-material padding.