Le Corbusier- International style

Charles- Edouard Jeanneret- Gris was born in Switzerland, but later became a French citizen. In 1920s it was fashionable for artists, especially in Paris to take on a single name, so Gris decided to take on his maternal grandfather's name and slightly alter it. It was Le Corbésier, which he changed to Le Corbusier.

Le Corbusier was heavily involved in building commissions. He worked primarily with steel and reinforced concrete. The buildings taking on geometric forms. The first house he designed was at the tender age of 20. He had always imagined the concept of prefabricated houses being built with the same idea of an assembly line manufacturing cars.

Le Corbusier's architectural designs began spreading worldwide, between the 1930s and the end of world war 2 Le Corbusier was working on projects in the cities of Algiers and Buenos Aires.

In the late 1920s Le Corbusier began experimenting with furniture design, after having met the architect Charlotte Perriand. Their first creation resulted in a tubular steel framed chair that composed of four large cushions within the frame.

The Grand Confort chair by Le Corbusier

The actual chair's seating space is very limited, giving the sitter a feeling of being held. It was designed with the idea of a cube and offering a solution to the problem of achieving real comfort. This design has influenced many recent designers who produced super comfortable armchairs and sofas. Also the idea of large, loose cushions had proved extremely popular even till this day.

Le Corbusier Style Red Leather Chaise

The Modern Line Furniture company produces many variations of the Le Corbusier Grand Confort chair. Pictured here is a red leather chaise lounge. They have completely transformed the original style, but still kept the original idea. The frame is made from chrome stainless steel and the leather cushions are heavily stuffed using high density foam.

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