Concept information
Preferred term
LC2
Definition
- The LC2 and LC3 armchairs were designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier as part of a series of sofas and armchairs called "Grand Comfort", which were designed with Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret. In this series they set out to radically modify the appearance of club armchairs by placing the frame of the armchair on the outside, held inside the basket form. The result is four unconnected cushions, enclosed in a cage of chrome-plated steel tubing that forms the main support system. The series was presented in 1929 at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. This series developed 2 models bearing Le Corbusier's two initials: "Le Petit Modèle" (LC2) was designed to accommodate male forms, and "le Grand Modele" (LC3), with its wider forms, was more suitable for female forms. Both were the result of extensive studies on the human body to ensure maximum seating comfort, although the differences between the two are small, the LC2 being a little narrower, more cubic in shape, and the LC3 a little lower. The main characteristic of the LC2 and LC3 seats is that they envelop the user. In these models, the backrest is not distinguished from the armrests, but the two merge to surround the body in an ergonomic way, providing a previously unknown level of comfort. This series, to which the LC2 and LC3 belong, was a revolution at the time, as the structure of the armchairs is made of chromed tubular steel (initially lacquered) and cushions that were initially made of goose feathers to make the seat more comfortable, but were later changed to polyurethane foam and polyester fibre upholstered in leather to obtain a more compact design.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- LC3
URI
https://data.arxiuvalencia.eu/vocabulary/c_34301572
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