In a profession that covers over nearly the entire course of the 20th century, the Swiss-French architect and creator Le Corbusier finished some of the most idolize pieces of furniture of the present time. His works were especially distinguished for their initiation of the sleek, “form follows function” aesthetic of modern “international style” architecture; characteristics which can be discovered in his enduring LC1 Sling Chair style.

One of Le Corbusier’s most recognized furniture creations, the Le Corbusier No.1 or LC1 Sling Chair is an advanced deviation of the classic British officer’s chair style. Le Corbusier made the LC1 in partnership with his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, and French interior designer Charlotte Perriand. The Sling Chair was also together with the few designs by Le Corbusier that was exhibited at the high-status Salon d’ Automne or Autumn Salon art display of 1929 in Paris, France.

The LC1 Sling Chair is very unfussy in plan and can be broken down into a handful of division: the tubular steel border, seat and backrest. The frame is completed from industrial-grade tubular steel, and is covered with a layer of lustrous chrome plating. The seat and backrest, on the other hand, are made from high-class taut ponyskin, Russian saddle leather, or aniline leather. The chair also presents a pair of similar arm rests which are fundamentally looped around either area of the steel frame. This remarkable arm rest design permitted the chair’s occupant to rest his or her arms contentedly without limiting their movement.

In addition, the LC1 also highlights a resourceful adjusting method at the back of the chair. This system consists of a plain changeable rod which let the seat to chair to regulate accordingly whenever its resident shifts his or her sitting posture.

The LC1 Sling Chair at present holds the division of being in the group of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.

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