LC12 Table La Roche

Overview

The LC12 Table La Roche is a rectangular table with a wood or glass top on a tubular steel frame by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. On the sheet the design year is 1925 and Cassina's production is dated 2006. The page offers two sizes, 160 x 120 cm and 120 x 80 cm; the glass-top 160 x 120 drawing on the sheet is 71 cm high.

Construction

According to the page the top is rectangular, in wood or glass, on a frame of polished or painted tubular steel. The sheet lists wooden tops veneered in natural oak, black stained oak or American walnut, glass tops in float transparent or moulded glass, and chromium-plated steel feet with an adjustable bottom in black plastic material.

Specifications

• Dimensions (drawing 012 5_ / 8_): 160 x 120 x 71 cm, glass top
• Other size: 120 x 80 cm; wooden tops are 73 cm high
• Frame: chrome-plated or painted light blue
• Top: Canaletto walnut, natural oak, oak stained black, clear glass or textured glass

Designed in 1925 for the Maison La Roche

Cassina says the table was designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in 1925 for the Maison La Roche in Paris. It describes a bold contrast between the support and what is supported.

Reversal of roles

According to Cassina's product sheet, the pedestal, its width reduced to the minimum in relation to its height, meets the large horizontal plane, and the merit of the piece derives from a reversal of roles: the top appears lighter than it really is, while the pedestal appears much stronger than it looks. The sheet states that the table is part of the iMaestri collection and that the tops are available in two sizes.