Grand Confort
| Designer | Le Corbusier |
|---|---|
| Date | 1928–1930 |
| Materials | Chrome on steel frame, leather cushions filled with PU-foam |
| Style / tradition | Modernist |
| Sold by | Cassina S.p.A. |
Grand Confort is a cube-shaped high armchair, whose leather cushions are held in a chrome-plated steel corset. It was designed as a modernist response to the traditional club chair in 1928 by a team of three: Le Corbusier; his cousin and colleague Pierre Jeanneret; and Charlotte Perriand.[1] The LC-2 and LC-3 were referred as Cusion Baskets by Le Corbusier. They are more colloquially referred to as the petit confort and grand confort due to their respective sizes.
Series
These chairs have become most famous:
- LC-1 - Originally titled Basculant, Fauteuil Grand Confort
- LC-2 - Petit Modèle: With a shape close to a cube, it is more narrow but has a higher seat and back. It is a small model of comfort sofa.
- LC-3 - Fauteuil grand confort, grand modèle: Wider and lower to the ground, it is a large model of comfort sofa.
In popular culture
The LC-2 (and similar LC-3) have been featured in a variety of media, notably the Maxell "blown away" advertisement.[2] At the 2010 Apple event, the then CEO Steve Jobs used a classic LC-3 chair while introducing the iPad.
They are a permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
In the modern day BBC adaptation of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock), Sherlock Holmes sits in a LC-3, while Dr. Watson sits in a traditional Club chair.
See also
References
- ↑ Wendy Moonan (2004-04-09). "A Modernist and Innovator, Rediscovered". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ Colman, David (30 May 2004). "POSSESSED; Designer, Recumbent". New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2014.