Le Corbusier Lc4 Chaise Longue 1928

Le corbusier held that furniture should be extensions of our limbs and adapted to human functions the lc4 chaise longue 1928 embodies this notion with a floating frame that moves with the body.

Le corbusier lc4 chaise longue 1928.

Manufacturer thonet frères paris france medium chrome plated steel fabric and leather dimensions 26 3 8 x 23 x 62 3 8 67 x 58 4 x 158 4 cm credit gift of thonet. Le corbusier pierrand chaise longue 1928. Chaise longue lc4 is a chaise longue designed by the french architect charlotte perriand who was working in the offices of the swiss architect le corbusier. Developed in 1928 by the designers le corbusier charlotte perriand and pierre jeanneret as part of an avant garde collection for the paris salon d automne the chaise longue lc4 caused furore on its première and can be considered a milestone of modern furniture history.

It is from from charlotte s successful and long collaboration with le corbusier and jeanneret that the famous lc4 the chaise longue came to life in 1928 together with the lc1 fauteuil à dossier basculant lc2 and lc3 fauteuil grand confort grand et petit modèle. The lc4 chaise longue was originally designed in 1928 and is now part of the permanent collection at the museum of modern art moma. The lc4 is included in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art in new york.