LC4

In 1928, the renowned Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier made several experimental designs for furniture. These designs by Le Corbusier are regarded for being one of the earliest examples of modern furniture designs with most if not all are still being manufactured to this day. Among these iconic designs still in production is the LC 4 Chaise Lounge.

Arguably one of the more stylized designs made by Le Corbusier, the Le Corbusier No. 4 or LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a modernist rendition of the classic French chaise longue design. Le Corbusier made the Chaise Lounge in collaboration with his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, and French designer Charlotte Perriand and was initially used in the Villa Church in Paris. The chair was later displayed along with other furniture designs by Le Corbusier at the Salon d' Automne or Autumn Salon exhibition in 1929 under the installation Equipment for the Home.

The LC 4 Chaise Lounge is comprised of three basic sections: the independent support base, the curved central cradle, and the cushioned mat which serves as the seat and backrest for the chair. The base is made from welded steel coated with a black matte finish, and is fitted with plastic tips at the legs to prevent dents and scratches. The cradle is also made from steel, but is bent into a C-shape and coated with either black matte or chrome. The cradle is curved so that the chair can smoothly recline against the base. The cushioned mat, meanwhile, is covered in high-quality ponyskin, black leather, or a specially-made beige canvas material. The mat also has a cylindrical cushion on top which serves as the headrest.

The LC4 Chaise Lounge was first manufactured in the 1930s by the Thonet furniture company and the Swiss Embru company respectively until 1964, when the Milan-based Cassina designer furniture company acquired the rights to manufacture Le Corbusier's designs. Today Cassina remains as one of the top manufacturers of the LC 4 Chaise Lounge, although third-party reproductions are now also available.

In 1925, the celebrated Modernist architect Le Corbusier wrote in his book, the Contemporary Arts of Today, that modern furniture should be like extensions of the human limb. These "human-limb object" furniture, as Le Corbusier explains, is adapted to the various functions of the human limb and provides efficient functionality without impeding the freedom of its occupant. Le Corbusier was later given the opportunity in 1928 to make his ideas come to life in several collaborative designs with the French designer Charlotte Perriand. Among these designs is the LC 4 Chaise Lounge.

One of Le Corbusier's experimental furniture, the Le Corbusier No. 4 or LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a modern rendition of the classic chaise longue or French long chair design. As with most of Le Corbusier's furniture creations, the Chaise Lounge was initially used for his architectural project, namely the Villa Church in Paris. It was later displayed at the Salon d' Automne exhibition in 1929 under the Equipment for the Home installation.

The LC 4 Chaise Lounge is basically split into three separate sections: the independent support base, the central steel cradle, and the cushioned mat and padded circular headrest on top. The base is made from high grade steel coated with black matte enamel, and fitted at the legs with protective plastic tips. The cradle of the Chaise Lounge is also made from steel but is either covered in chrome plating or black matte that is curved to allow the chair to recline effortlessly against the steel base. The cushioned mat, meanwhile, is covered in brown hairyskin, black leather or ecru-colored canvas while the matching polyurethane headrest is covered with black leather.

The Le Corbusier No. 4 Chaise Lounge was first manufactured in the 1930s and was re-introduced with several minor modifications to its design in the 1950s. Then in 1964, Cassina acquired the rights to manufacture Le Corbusier's designs, and remains one of the premier manufacturers of the LC 4 Chaise Lounge reproductions.

In 1928, the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier collaborated with French designer Charlotte Perriand on several furniture concepts outlined in Le Corbusier's 1925 book, the Decorative Arts of Today. This collaboration resulted with several steel designs that were later used as interior furnishings for several of Le Corbusier's architectural projects. One of these designs is still being manufactured today; this is the Le Corbusier LC 4 Chaise Lounge.

One of the experimental designs by Le Corbusier, the Le Corbusier No. 4 or LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a modern interpretation of the classic chaise lounge or French long chair design. A prototype of the Chaise Lounge was first used at the Villa Church in Paris, but was eventually displayed at the Salon d' Automne art exhibition in Paris in 1929.

The No. 4 Chaise Lounge is basically comprised of three parts: an independent support base, a curved central cradle, and a leather cushioned mat with a matching leather headrest. The support base is made from welded pieces of high-grade steel covered with black matte enamel, and is fitted at the legs with plastic tips to prevent against scratches. The cradle, on the other hand, is made from chrome-plated tubular steel and curved into a C-shape to allow the cradle to recline smoothly against the independent support base. And for comfort and style, the mat of the LC 4 is covered with brown hairyskin, black cow leather, and ecru canvas.

The LC 4 Chaise Lounge was first manufactured in the 1930s by the Thonet furniture company, but was later replaced by the Swiss manufacturer Embru. Then in 1964, the Italian designer furniture company Cassina acquired the rights to manufacture Le Corbusier's designs. Today Cassina remains as one of the leading manufacturers of the No. 4 Chaise Lounge, reproduction pieces from other manufacturers are widely available as well.

The Swiss-French architect and designer Le Corbusier once wrote that modern furniture must be like "extensions of the human limb", meaning that it should be adapted to the human body's various functions while allowing enough freedom of movement. This concept of ergonomic furniture, a relatively new idea of the time, is constantly in almost all of Le Corbusier's designs for furniture. One of the most notable examples of these is Le Corbusier's LC 4 Chaise Lounge.

One of Le Corbusier's experimental furniture designs, the LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a modernist rendition of the classic French chaise longue or long chair design. The prototype of the chair was initially used for the Villa Church in Paris, but was later included in an installation during the famous 1929 Salon d' Automne art exhibition. The Chaise Lounge was also noted for being one of several designs wherein Le Corbusier collaborated with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret and designer Charlotte Perriand to make.

True to the minimalist nature of the modern style, the LC 4 Chaise Lounge has a very simple construction and can be basically split into three sections: the independent lower base, the curved central cradle, and the seat, backrest and matching head-roll cushion on top. The Chaise Lounge's base is made from black matte finish steel, and covered with plastic tips at the ends. The chair's cradle, on the other hand, is made from the same steel as the base but is either coated with chrome or black matte finish. The cradle is also curved into a C-shape to enable the Chaise Lounge to recline smoothly against the base. And as a final touch, the seat, back rest, and head-roll is covered with rich black leather. Later production models of the chair are also made with other upholstery materials such as ponyskin and canvas.