Le corbusier chair history

La Chaise Longue arises in the study of Le Corbusier during the early 20s, from the collaboration of Le Corbusier and Pierre Janneret with Charlotte Perriand,

It was during this period that the three approached the theme of furniture in an innovative way, obtaining pieces of furniture with an immortal and timeless charm.

The Chaise Longue was presented in Paris in 1929 at the “Salon d'Automne des Artistes Décorateurs” and used for the first time in the Villa Church in Ville-d'Avray, Le Corbusier called it “the real machine to rest”.

Beautiful, comfortable and functional, but not only, also the representation of time free from work, perfect car for the rematch of their individual freedom and a symbol of the free time in which to read, relax and dream.

In fact, for the first time in that period, the inside of a 'home is designed as a system of maximum efficiency where the furniture is functional service equipment high performance, that is all that before then was considered unae