EARLY LC1 CASSINA 1960S
Designer team / tutors
Le Corbusier
Charlotte perriand
Pierre Jeanneret
Cabinet maker
Cassina
Model
LC1
Movement
Mid century Modern
Year
1964-1979
Country
Italy
Materials
Ponny hide and tubular steel metal
Condition
Original vintage condition not restored
Price
1375
Item number
0007
Quantity / Number of items in the lot
One chair
Dimentions in cm :
Lounge chairs :
Height
Length
Width
Seat depth
Seat height
65
64
60
50
38
The LC1 Armchair designed by Charlotte perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and le Corbusier in 1928 it was called then Fauteuil a dossier basculant.
It was exhibited for the first time in 1930 at the exhibition of the (Union des Artistes Modernes (UAM))
In 1964 Heidi Weber signed a sublicense contract with Cassina, granting the rights to produce the chair for the italian market.
in 1965 the licence was extended to europe and then to the USA.
Heidi Weber under the supervision of Le Corbusier had full authority to control the LC1 production the original blue prints were adapted to fit the market productions to make the chair more accessible implementing strict quantity controls.
Heidi Weber had a 15 years contract with Le corbusier to produce only 4 models. It is thanks to Heidi Weber that all these furniture exist today as she was the only one who was able to convince Le corbusier to allow the manufacture of some of his creations.
Lc1 was produced by Cassina under the supervision of Heidi Weber. Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret were still alive at that time when Cassina started producing the LC1 armchairs and Le Corbusier give his signature to be aposed on the production.
When Dino Gavina introduced Heidi Weber to Cesare Cassina, he never expected that this meeting would revolutionate the 20th century interior design. Making Cassina one of the most prestigious furniture manufacturer in the planet. It was the bigining a long adventure that reshapped the way that we see our interiors today.
This chair was part of the first generation when Cassina didnt engraved yet the logo into the tubular steel metal it was just a stamp glued on the chair. It was produced by Cassina under the supervision of Heidi Weber between 1964 and 1978
Museum quality for : Representative of the mid century Italian craftmanship. Well preserved and not altered carrying the original cassina logo which has a historical value.
