Image source: Cassina — LC20 Casiers Standard
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LC20 Casiers Standard
Modular storage cabinet by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret on four slim chrome pilotis.
1925
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The 20 Casiers standard P.E.N. is a modular storage cabinet by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. The sheet credits Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret and dates the design to 1925, with Cassina production from 1978. The cabinets are sold today in fixed arrangements built on a 75 x 75 x 37.5 cm module, with shelves that can be set at five heights; the sheet describes this version as resting on four slender chrome columns (pilotis).
Construction
Cassina's page lists 18 fixed compositions in two- or three-module versions with open compartments, two hinged doors and a bottom flap door. The finish is a painted metal frame and cabinet exterior with an oak open interior.
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Specifications
- Standard module: 75 x 75 x 37.5 cm
- Shelves: adjustable in five positions
- Legs: four slim chrome-plated supports (pilotis) or two painted pedestal bases
- Finish: painted metal frame and exterior, oak open interior
Story
The Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau
The sheet places the Casiers standard in the project that Le Corbusier carried out with Pierre Jeanneret in 1925 for the Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau. There, it says, he moved beyond the traditional idea of furnishing: next to a few selected loose pieces he introduced these new modular, combinable containers, which could organise a room architecturally and form fitted partitions.
Cassina production and relaunch
Cassina's date for production is 1978. The sheet adds that the Casiers standard were relaunched in 2016, within the collection of the three designers, with a contemporary look stressing their versatility and function.
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Collection
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Collection
Cassina's Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand collection: furniture from their 1927-1937 collaboration, mass-produced by Cassina since 1965.
