Designed by: Le Corbusier, Perriand, Jeanneret
Manufactured by: Cassina
For decades known as the LC3 (now referred to as "2") Fauteuil Grand Confort (petite modele sofa) is part of an iconic seating collection features variations of a lounge chair as well as two and three seat sofas. Like most of his contemporaries during the mid to late 1920s, Le Corbusier along with his atelier associates, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, also designed furniture for the interiors of many of the atelier's residential architectural commissions. At the same time, like Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer in Germany, Le Corbusier's atelier in France was also experimenting with the modern aesthetics that tubular steel enabled. Referring to these new aesthetics, Charlotte Perriand said at the time that "metal plays the same part in furniture as cement has done in architecture." In 1928, these experiments resulted in a number of iconic pieces that were used as the furnishings for two villas - Masion La Roche and the Pavilion of Henry and Barbara Church. The resulting seating and tables used in each were fine-tuned and presented at the 1929 Salon d'Automne in Paris as an installation referred to as "Équipement intérieur de l'habitation" -quite consciously referring to their designs not as "furniture" but literally as "interior equipment for habitation." Many of the pieces were first produced by Thonet beginning in the 1930s; Cassina's production of the designs began in the 1960s and 1970s and is protected by an exclusive, worldwide rights license created in 1964 during Le Corbusier's lifetime and granted by the Fondation Le Corbusier and his co-designers.
Over the years, Cassina has worked closely with Charlotte Perriand, her daughter Pernette and the Foundation Le Corbusier to introduce new versions and finishes that, while reinterpreting the original design, remain faithful to its authentic nature. This includes the outdoor versions, with structure in stainless steel and a special textured paint finish available in five colors. The cushions are upholstered in water-repellent fabric to ensure maximum durability and reliability in all weather conditions. Manufactured by Cassina.
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Designed in 1928.
2 Seat Sofa: 66.1" W, 28.7" D, 24.4" H
3 Seat Sofa: 93.3" W, 28.7" D, 24.4" H
Seat Height: 15.7"
Designed by: Le Corbusier, Perriand, Jeanneret
Manufactured by: Cassina
For decades known as the LC3 (now referred to as "2") Fauteuil Grand Confort (petite modele sofa) is part of an iconic seating collection features variations of a lounge chair as well as two and three seat sofas. Like most of his contemporaries during the mid to late 1920s, Le Corbusier along with his atelier associates, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, also designed furniture for the interiors of many of the atelier's residential architectural commissions. At the same time, like Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer in Germany, Le Corbusier's atelier in France was also experimenting with the modern aesthetics that tubular steel enabled. Referring to these new aesthetics, Charlotte Perriand said at the time that "metal plays the same part in furniture as cement has done in architecture." In 1928, these experiments resulted in a number of iconic pieces that were used as the furnishings for two villas - Masion La Roche and the Pavilion of Henry and Barbara Church. The resulting seating and tables used in each were fine-tuned and presented at the 1929 Salon d'Automne in Paris as an installation referred to as "Équipement intérieur de l'habitation" -quite consciously referring to their designs not as "furniture" but literally as "interior equipment for habitation." Many of the pieces were first produced by Thonet beginning in the 1930s; Cassina's production of the designs began in the 1960s and 1970s and is protected by an exclusive, worldwide rights license created in 1964 during Le Corbusier's lifetime and granted by the Fondation Le Corbusier and his co-designers.
Over the years, Cassina has worked closely with Charlotte Perriand, her daughter Pernette and the Foundation Le Corbusier to introduce new versions and finishes that, while reinterpreting the original design, remain faithful to its authentic nature. This includes the outdoor versions, with structure in stainless steel and a special textured paint finish available in five colors. The cushions are upholstered in water-repellent fabric to ensure maximum durability and reliability in all weather conditions. Manufactured by Cassina.
Qualify for trade pricing? Contact us regarding trade discounts.
Designed in 1928.
2 Seat Sofa: 66.1" W, 28.7" D, 24.4" H
3 Seat Sofa: 93.3" W, 28.7" D, 24.4" H
Seat Height: 15.7"
