Grand Confort

Grand Confort
Grand Confort LC-3 (center and, partially, on the left)
DesignerLe Corbusier
Date1928 (1928)–1930 (1930)
MaterialsChrome on steel frame, leather cushions filled with PU-foam
Style / traditionModernist
Sold byCassina 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: Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, and his cousin and colleague Pierre Jeanneret.[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.

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.[3]

They are a permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.

In Sherlock, the modern-day BBC adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, Holmes sits in an LC-3, while Dr. Watson sits in a traditional club chair.

In Spy × Family, the first volume depicts the character Twilight sitting in an LC-2. The Forger family's living room is also decorated with LC-2 chairs and sofa.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wendy Moonan (2004-04-09). "A Modernist and Innovator, Rediscovered". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  2. ^ Colman, David (30 May 2004). "POSSESSED; Designer, Recumbent". New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ Saayman, Carla. "Steve Jobs on stage with LC3". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Here Are All The Designer Chairs Featured In Spy×Family So Far". Anime News Network. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.