LC2 Ottomane

Overview

The LC2 Ottomane (Cassina's "2 Ottomane") is the ottoman of the Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle family. Cassina credits the design to Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. The product sheet gives 1928 as the design year, notes an adaptation by Charlotte Perriand in 1978 and dates Cassina production to 2008. The sheet draws the unit at 72.5 cm wide, 57 cm deep and 40 cm high.

Construction

The steel tube frame, in polished chrome or painted, supports a cushion filled with variable density polyurethane foam and layers of polyester fibre batting treated with resin and laminated onto a lining of fabric, or with goose down in the feather version. The seat frame is steel angle bar with elastic webbing, chrome-plated or painted; the feet are black plastic. Covers are fabric or leather.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 72.5 x 57 x 40 cm (drawing 002 D_)
• Frame: steel tube, finished in polished chrome or painted
• Seat frame: steel angle bar, elastic webbing
• Covers: fabric or leather
• Durable version: 100% recycled PET fibre padding; structure in tubular steel (polished chrome, brushed nickel or painted)

A history-making design icon

Cassina describes the Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle as a timeless style that holds its own chapter in design history and has become an icon of global fame.

Adaptation and durable version

The product sheet marks the adaptation by Charlotte Perriand in 1978 and Cassina production of the Ottomane in 2008. It also describes a durable version made in 2020, with padding based on 100% recycled PET fibre.