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LC7 Swivel Chair
Swivel armchair with a padded backrest and round seat, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927.
600 × 730 × 580 mm
1927
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The 7 Fauteuil tournant (LC7) is presented by Cassina as a versatile, functional icon. Charlotte Perriand designed it in 1927 for her own Paris atelier on Place Saint-Sulpice. On the product sheet the design credit is Charlotte Perriand, 1927, and the production credit Cassina, 1978.
Construction
- Frame: tubular steel with a chrome or painted finish; the backrest has its own internal tubular-steel frame
- Padding: polyurethane foam fill and polyester fibre batting of resin-treated fibre, laminated to a fabric lining
- Cover: fabric or leather, secured with a black nylon cord
- Feet: black-finished plastic
Specifications
- Model 007: W 60 x D 58 x H 73 cm, seat height 50 cm
Story
Shown in 1928 and 1929
Cassina's product page says the chair was shown first at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1928 and then at the Salon d'Automne in 1929. It now belongs to the Collection Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand.
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Updated in 2016
Cassina states that, since 2016, the armchair has undergone a major structural update that led to Catas certification. The page describes the backrest and seat cushion as padded in polyurethane foam and polyester batting, with leather or fabric upholstery.
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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.
