Image source: Cassina — LC3 Kiton Armchair
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LC3 Kiton Armchair
Limited-edition LC3 in two-tone cashmere by Kiton on a glossy blue tubular steel frame.
990 × 630 × 730 mm
Approx. $9,200 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
The LC3 Kiton Armchair is a limited edition of the model 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle, durable, made by Cassina with Kiton. It is inspired by the models designed in 1928 for Villa Church and is a two-tone version in velvet-touch cashmere on a glossy blue metal structure, made to celebrate 60 years of production of the authors' collection.
Construction
The frame is tubular steel with a glossy blue finish. The upholstery is velvet-touch cashmere crafted by Kiton, with a bordeaux exterior and blue interior and seat, or a blue exterior and bordeaux interior and seat. Each model carries a progressive production number, the authors' signatures and the collection logo, and a dedicated limited-edition fabric label on the back of the seat.
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Specifications
- Dimensions: 99 x 73 x 63 cm
- Structure: tubular steel, glossy blue finish
- Upholstery: velvet-touch cashmere crafted by Kiton, in two colourways
- Edition: limited edition, authenticated by production number, signatures and fabric label
Story
Two Italian houses, one armchair
Cassina's page presents the meeting of Cassina and Kiton, two icons of Italian excellence, as a limited edition of the model 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle, durable that combines design, custom tailoring and innovation. The page headline reads Bespoke Elegance.
From Villa Church to 60 years of production
The edition is inspired by the models designed in 1928 for Villa Church. Cassina made it in a two-tone velvet-touch cashmere paired with a glossy blue metal structure to celebrate 60 years of production of the authors' collection.
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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.
