
Le Corbusier: Chaiselongue LC4 in Cowhide
Chrome plated tubular steel frame on black enameled base.
Mattress and headrest covered with ponyhide or
165 x 56 x 73 cm ( W x D x H )
usually ships within: two weeks
The chaiselongue LC 4 is the most famous of the furniture designs by le Corbusier and the only one on which he worked personally. He called it "resting machine". It is most remarkable that the position can be adjusted without any mechanism, simply gravity will keep it in place.
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Detail view of the base frame. |
The elaborate construction to fit the horizontal supports |
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The Corbusier Chaiselongue is perhaps the most comfortable sculpture ever made. |
Three design icons in one room: LC 4 Chaiselongue, Servomuto table and Tizio Lamp. |




