HARRY OSTERGAARD DINING CHAIRS

Designer

Harry Ostergaard

Cabinet maker

Randers Mobelfabrik

MODEL

Movement

Mid century Modern

Year

1961

Country

Denmark

Solid pau fero and leather

Materials

condition

not restored

Some wear due to use and age

Price

3900 euros

Item number

0010

Quantity / number of items in the lot

6 dining chairs

Reference

Danish Design Museum

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 second generation when Cassina engraved the logo into the tubular steel metal. It was produced by Cassina under the supervision of Heidi Weber between 1969 and 1978