The LC1 Sling Chair Finest Creation Of Le Corbusier
In 1925, the Swiss-born French architect and designer Le Corbusier finished in his book, the Contemporary Arts of Today, that modern furniture should be parallel to that of a human body. This “human-limb object” furniture, as Le Corbusier described it at the time, must amend to the several functions of the human body while being discreet in doing so. Le Corbusier would then put his ideas into action when he collaborated with French interior designer Charlotte Perriand on numerous tubular steel furniture creations. Together with these designs is the LC1 Sling chair.
Of all the chair styles Le Corbusier made in his vocation, the Le Corbusier No. 1 or the LC1 “Sling” chair would perhaps be his most legendary. Also known as the Basculant Chair, the Sling Chair is a slender tubular steel chair based on the style of the British officer’s chair. The chair chiefly made up of a skeletal welded tubular steel frame, over which a leather or ponyskin seat and backrest are fitted on tightly. Frames on early models of the LC1 were basically polished steel, even if they were progressively changed with chrome-plated steel. In addition, the Sling Chair also features a pair of matching leather arm rests which look like belts covered around the sides of the frame.
In addition to its inconspicuous look, the LC1 Sling Chair is also made with comfort in mind. The back of the chair, for example, features a adjustable steel rod which allows the chair to tilt whenever its occupant modifies his or her sitting position. This allows the Sling Chair to anticipate the movements of its occupant and keep him or her comfortable at all times. What’s more, the chair’s unique arm rest style allowed the arms to rest comfortably without restricting their natural movement.
The LC1 was among Le Corbusier’s designs that were featured at the prominent Salon d’ Automne in 1929. The chair also obtain prestige for being included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Window Hardware | Jane | 27 July 2010 |
