The LC7 Swivel Chair (1928) evolved from one of a number of experiments, including an attempt to fashion a chair by wrapping inner tubes from tires around a steel frame. As the Le Corbusier group refined such trials, a sensuous solution took form. A round, thickly padded seat rests on top of a curving claw-like base of tubular steel that resolves in a swivel mechanism, giving the seat pad a buoyant look. A curved, amply padded barrel, doubling as backrest and chair arms, links three tubular steels supports that fuse at the seat base. The result has become one of modernism's most familiar icons. Each piece is signed and numbered and, as a product of Cassina's Masters Collection, is manufactured by Cassina under exclusive worldwide license from the Le Corbusier Foundation. Made in Italy.
LC7 debuted at Salon d'Automne in 1929 and is included in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Originally designed for a dining room, this famous swivel chair is equally suitable for offices and lounges.
Materials
Chrome plated steel; full-grain, semi-aniline-dyed black leather; polyurethane cushions.
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Pierre Jeanneret Switzerland (1896-1967)
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