Similar most of his contemporaries during the early 20th century, the well-known Swiss-French modernist architect Le Corbusier (false name of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris) was also an adept furniture designer. In teamwork with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier finished several experimental modern furniture designs in 1928 which were later presented at the celebrated Salon d’ Automne art display at Paris in 1929. Along with these creations was the Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa.
One of various sofa designs by Le Corbusier, the Le Corbusier No. 3 or LC3 Sofa is a two-seater sofa with an exterior tubular steel frame and loose black cushions that serve as its seat, backrest, and armrest. The layered with chrome, polished or matte black enamel finish. The cushions, on the other hand, are layered with either fair leather or fabric of various tints.
The Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa is portion of the Le Corbusier No. 3 or LC3 Group, which also consists of the LC3 Meridienne, LC3 Ottoman, and the LC3 Armchair. A three-seater form of the LC3 Sofa was also later added in the compilation, and whose technical stipulation were based from designs sketches by Perriand in 1928.
The Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa was first produced in 1930 by the furniture company of French cabinet-maker Michael Thonet and later by the Swiss-based Embru furniture business. In 1964, the designer furniture company Cassina from Milan obtained the rights from Le Corbusier to produce his designs. Today, Cassina is the certified producer of Le Corbusier’s furniture collections including the Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa under license from the Fondation le Corbusier.However, owing their immense status reproductions of Le Corbusier’s designs have also been produced by third-party manufacturers.
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