LC2 Armchair

Overview

The 2 Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle (LC2) was exhibited at the 1929 Salon d'Automne in Paris as the archetype of the modern concept of furnishings, which its authors called "household equipment". On the product sheet the Designed by line ends in 1928 and the Produced line reads Cassina, 1965.

Construction

• Frame: tubular steel with a polished chrome or painted finish (ivory, mud, grey, brown, black, green)
• Seat frame: angle-section steel carrying elastic webbing, chrome-plated or painted; black plastic feet
• Cushions: polyurethane foam of variable density, plus batting of resin-treated polyester fibre laminated onto the lining; goose down in the feather version, per the sheet
• Upholstery: fabric or leather, in 12 ranges

Specifications

• Armchair 002 1/E: W 76 x D 70 x H 67 cm, seat height 48 cm
• Certifications listed on the page: Greenguard, Greenguard Gold, BIFMA

Household equipment

Cassina’s sheet pairs its text with a 1929 photograph captioned "Équipement intérieur d’une habitation, Salon d’Automne, 1929, Paris". The text says the armchair was designed for ease of conversation and shown there as the archetype of the modern concept of furnishings.

Image source: Cassina — LC2 Armchair · © Cassina and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy

Structure and in-fill

Cassina explains that the separation between the metal structure and the cushions is consistent with the principles of Rationalism, and that the separation between the parts follows an industrial approach to production, reminiscent of the relationship between a loadbearing structure and in-fill elements.