September 30, 2009

The Finest Creation Of The Talented Architect Le Corbusier: The Recognized LC1 Sling Chair

In addition to his enormous design in contemporary architecture, the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier also completed quite a few furniture works that included the practical, minimalist [character|traits} of the modern design. These precursors to what is now accepted as present furniture, includes the stylish LC1 Sling Chair.

Also at times described as the Basculant Chair, he Le Corbusier No.1 or LC1 Sling Chair comprises of a tubular steel frame, a firm leather seat, backrest, and arm rests. Le Corbusier completed the Sling Chair in 1928 in cooperation with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret and French designer Charlotte Perriand. The chair was one of numerous experimental designs by Le Corbusier and was later [showed|displayed} on the following year at the Salon d’ Automne art presentation in Paris under the Equipment for the Home induction.

Related to that of Le Corbusier’s LC2 and LC3 sofa creations, the LC1 Sling Chair’s frame is noticeable following the mantras “form follows function” and “truth to materials” of the modern type. The frame of the Sling Chair is prepared from high-mark tubular steel and is either enclosed in chrome plating or black matte enamel outside layer. The chair is upholstered with hairy ponyskin, Russian red saddle leather or black saddle leather closely covered around the frame. In addition, the LC1also presents a distinct armrest design that consists of what are purely leather straps sewn together and wrapped around selected areas on the sides of the frame.

The LC1 Sling Chair was first formed in 1930s under the Thonet and Embru furniture companies correspondingly until 1950s when the full Le Corbusier line was re-introduced with numerous adjustments by Heidi Weber, a Zurich museum holder and associate of Le Corbusier. Then in 1964, the Italian furniture company Cassina purchases the rights from Le Corbusier to create his furniture creations. Today Cassina still creates the LC1 as well as other Le Corbusier creations, though reproductions by other manufacturers have also become accessible on the market.

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