LC2 Grand Confort Lounge Chair by Le Courbusier, 1928

• Designed By - Le Courbusier
• When - 1928
• Made From - Stainless steel, leather and polyurethane foam
• Manufactured By - Originally by Thonet, Cassina from 1965
• More Info - This is a very sophisticated, boxy, masculine chair which is very popular for offices and is certainly a design icon. What makes this chair different and interesting is that the tubular framework is on the outside and therefore on show which is quite a statement and it challenges the concept of upholstered furniture, but it makes no difference to the comfort.  Le Corbusier described it as a ‘cusion basket’. The chair was designed for the Salon d’Automne in Paris in 1929. It is included in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The chairs are now foam padded but were originally stuffed with down. They were originally upholstered in black or white leather but now a range of brighter colours are available as well as cow hide. There is a smaller version called the ‘petite modèle. There is also a two-seater and three-seater sofa version of this chair.