In 1925, the famous famous Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier made a book on contemporary art and design, called the L’Art décoratif d’aujourd’hui (The Decorative Arts of Today). The book draw out Le Corbusier’s principle that furniture should be like “extensions” of the human extremity and are thus modified to its role . Le Corbusier was conclusively bestowed the break to recognize his well-designed ideas in 1928 when he cooperated with French interior designer Charlotte Perriand on various furniture styles. For these instance was the LC1 Sling Chair.

One of Le Corbusier’s established chair designs, the Le Corbusier No.1 or LC1 Sling Chair is composed of a tubular steel frame, leather- wrapped seat and backrest, and harmonizing with leather armrests on one side. The chair’s style is influenced by that of the typical British officer’s chair, and its skeletal frame an advised contrast to conventional chair works which had the frame wrapped up in under sheets of padding and upholstery.

The arrangement of the LC1 Sling Chair is done from top grade tubular steel tented with either advanced chrome or matte black finish, whereas the seat and back rests are made from ponyskin, Russian red saddle leather or black aniline leather. The chair’s arm rests, further more, are basically leather straps looped around specially designed areas of the frame. The arm rest’s belt-like style allowed the client to rests his arms peacefully while allowing suitable relaxation of movement at the same time. Furthermore, the chair also has a certain adjustment at the back of the frame which permits the chair to tilt consequently whenever the chair’s client change in his or her sitting position.

The LC1 Sling Chair, together with the rest of Le Corbusier’s collections, was first made in the 1930s under the furniture company of top cabinet-maker Michael Thonet and later by the Swiss-based furniture company Embru. At present, the Milan-based stylist manufacturer of the Le Corbusier No. 1 Sling Chair, [even if| eventhough} replications of the Sling Chair by other manufacturers are also seen on the market.

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