It is time and again a mistaken belief between people that elegant and comfortable furniture is never alike. However, opposing to general belief one can have a furnishing for their house that is both stylish and comfortable, one excellent example of which is the LC 4 Chaise Lounge by Le Corbusier. One of Le Corbusier’s discovery for residential furnishings, the LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a synthesis of both ergonomic comfort and the modernist aesthetics of the International style.

Designed in 1928, the Le Corbusier No. 4 or LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a modernist type of the classic French chaise longue or “long chair” style. Le Corbusier built the chair in partnership with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret and French interior designer Charlotte Perriand, and was originally used at the Villa Church in Paris. The chair was then included in Le Corbusier’s show at the 1929 Salon d’ Automne art exposition under the Equipment for the Home instatement.

The LC 4 Chaise Lounge can be brusquely split into three different parts: the independent support base at the foot, the central steel cradle, and a cushioned mat on top which serves as the chair’s seat and backrest. The base is composed of high-grade steel covered with black matte enamel finish, suddenly the cradle is constructed from tubular steel and coated in either black matte or chrome. The cradle is also twisted into a C-shape to allow the chair to recline and adjust accordingly with the independent support base. The mat, on the other hand, is coated in pony-hide, black leather or an extraordinary beige canvas. The mat also features a barrel-shaped cushion attachment which serves as the chair’s headrest.

The Le Corbusier No. 4 Chaise Lounge was first manufactured in the 1930’s by the Thonet furniture corporation and eventually by the Swiss-based Embru. In 1964, the designer furniture company Cassina of Milan obtained the privileges to reproduce Le Corbusier’s furniture designs and remains as the premier manufacturer of the LC 4 Chaise Lounge

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