Little Bit of Green

It is time and again a mistaken belief among people that elegant and comfortable furniture is never alike. But, different to general belief one can own 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 experimental designs for residential furnishings, the LC 4 Chaise Lounge is a combination 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 initially 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 harshly split into three separate parts: the independent support base at the bottom, the central steel cradle, and a cushioned mat on top which works as the chair’s seat and backrest. The base is made 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 bent 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 a special beige canvas. The mat also features a barrel-shaped cushion attachment which functions as the chair’s headrest.

The Le Corbusier No. 4 Chaise Lounge was first produced in the 1930′s by the Thonet furniture corporation and later by the Swiss-based Embru. In 1964, the designer furniture company Cassina of Milan acquired the privileges to manufacture Le Corbusier’s furniture designs and remains as the top manufacturer of the LC 4 Chaise Lounge

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