LC3 Sofa

Overview

The 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle, deux places (LC3 two-seat sofa) is the two-seat model of the grand modèle family. Its product sheet reads 1928 beside Designed by, Cassina, 1978 beside Produced and a note crediting Perriand with the 1978 adaptation made for Cassina; the product page headline says 1965.

Construction

• Frame: tubular steel cage, polished chrome or painted (ivory, light blue, mud, grey, brown, black, green)
• Cushions: polyurethane foam of variable density, with resin-treated polyester fibre batting laminated to the lining
• Cover: fabric or leather; the configurator offers fabric categories L, E, O, F and leather categories X, Z, Y
• Loose cushions sit inside the cage, which carries the piece

Specifications

• Two-seat sofa 003 2_/F_: W 168 x D 73 x H 62 cm, seat height 40 cm

Frame and cushions apart

Cassina's page presents the idea of modernity in the grand modèle as a split between a metal load-bearing frame and the upholstered parts. In every version, from armchairs with one or two arms to the two- and three-seat sofas, the loose cushions are set inside a tubular cage.

New versions and finishes

Cassina says it develops new versions and finishes in step with Charlotte Perriand, her daughter Pernette and the Fondation Le Corbusier, so that each reinterpretation stays true to the original.