Swiss-born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, best known by his adopted name Le Corbusier, was a highly influential architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer whose career spanned almost five decades. His designs for sofas, chairs and other furniture are spare, minimal and efficient but at the same time offer supreme comfort.
A pioneer of progress-minded modern architecture, Le Corbusier sought to impose a rational order on the chaos of the world through design. He rejected the excessive architectural ornament and developed a style that became known as brutalism, creating buildings with elemental geometric forms that were made of industrial materials such as steel and reinforced concrete.
Le Corbusier believed that pure, well-designed spaces could offer a lesson in how little is needed to achieve happiness. To convey this notion, the architect prioritized modern, open interiors and emphasized light, rational designs. His architecture and interiors share a clear sense of space and structural order, underlining the beauty in harmony, proportion and simplicity.
Le Corbusier’s furniture espouses these same ideals. Collaborating with his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, and trailblazing designer Charlotte Perriand, he devised such iconic pieces as the LC2 Petit Confort armchair and the LC4 chaise longue. Each couples a tubular chrome frame with soft, supple leather upholstery, lending an organic warmth to an industrially made design. In his furniture, Le Corbusier broke new ground in ergonomics.
The shape of the LC4 chaise is taken directly from the human form; the classic cowhide upholstery makes the sitter feel weightless; and the piece features an adjustable positioning mechanism to promote total relaxation. Bereft of ornament and prized for its functionality, the LC series created by Le Corbusier, Perriand, and Pierre is currently manufactured by Cassina.
Such planning and intelligence were the hallmarks of Le Corbusier’s career. Whether in his designs for private residences such as the Villa Savoye near Paris, apartment towers like the Unité D'habitation in Marseilles, or in his furniture, he worked toward a style of living that was expansive and flexible. The strength and simplicity of line of Le Corbusier’s sofas, chaise longues and other seating pieces give them a sculptural presence in any décor, yet they are sublimely restful. And as you will see on 1stDibs, Le Corbusier’s furniture reflects a worldly taste: it is at once refined, cosmopolitan and chic.
Find a collection of vintage Le Corbusier furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Untitled Lithograph by Sonia Delaunay, Modern, Signed, 43/75, 1971
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Berlin, BE
'Untiled' by Sonia Delaunay, 1971. Lithograph in colours on hand made Japanese paper, signed and numbered 43/75 in pencil, from the UNESCO portfolio...
Paper
Still Life Woodcut Print, Mid-Century Modern, Denmark, 1942
By Vilhelm Lundstrøm
Located in Berlin, BE
Vilhelm Lundstrøm Still life, 1942. Unsigned. Woodcut. Visible size 24.5×32.5 cm. Published by the Danish art magazine Klingen, 1942. Vilhelm Lundstrøm was a danish artist, born in...
Paper
Composition by Mikael Pasternak
By Mikael Pasternak
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Mikael Pasternak, 1920. Gouache on Paper, 62 x 51 cm. Mikael Pasternak (born 1905 in Riga, died 1967 in Virum) came around 1920 at a very young age to the Academy of Fine Arts in Riga, where he was trained as a painter and draftsman. On a study trip to Paris he met the young Danish girl, Anne Margrethe Petersen from Roskilde and married her in 1927. The couple lived in Riga, where Pasternak was a cartoonist for weeklies and newspapers. When Pasternak came to Denmark in 1935, he started drawing at Politiken's Sunday supplement "Magasinet", which had its heyday from 1922-1963. The magazine was very popular due to cartoonists such as Aage Sikker Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Ib Andersen and Mikael Pasternak. In the beginning, he also decorated shop windows. During the war, the family lived in Hulby near Slagelse, and he was a regular cartoonist at Sorø Amtstidende. Later, the family moved to Copenhagen, and Pasternak became a freelance artist. Among other things. he was a regular illustrator at Svikmøllen from 1946-1954 - and for many years he provided illustrations for Illustreret Familie Journal. His postcard production is not large; but shortly after he came to Denmark around 1936-37, he made a series of lovely Christmas postcards...
Paper
Prinzessin C-Print on Fuji-Colour Paper, Signed, Mid-Century Modern
By Cosima von Bonin
Located in Berlin, BE
'Prinzessin' by Cosima von Bonin 1992 C-Print auf Fuji-Colour paper. Signed, dated and numbered on verso. - Framed under passepartout. 1 of 3 prints. 32 x 24 cm. The conceptual arti...
Paper
Giraffe figurine made of travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Berlin, BE
Giraffe sculpture in genuine travertine from Rapolano (Tuscany) made by the renowned Italien designer Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970s. Next to figures by Fratelli Mannelli we offer...
Travertine
Knud Kyhn Horse Sculpture for Royal Copenhagen, Ceramic Pottery, 1960s
By Knud Kyhn, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Berlin, BE
A finely modeled ceramic horse by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen, showcasing the sculptor’s celebrated ability to capture the physical presence and temperament of animals. The horse ...
Ceramic, Pottery
Le Corbusier: "Le Poème de L'Angle Droit". Original lithograph.
By Le Corbusier
Located in Richmond, GB
Charles-Éduard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect and designer who is generally regarded as a key figure in the development of modern architecture, his work bein...
Lithograph
Le Corbusier – Le Modulor, Limited Edition Lithograph (No. 333/500)
By Le Corbusier
Located in Stockholm, SE
The lithograph The Modulor Man plays a central role in Le Corbusier’s architectural thinking. It visualizes his anthropometric system of measurement, based on a male figure with an u...
Paper
Le Corbusier: "Le Poème de L'Angle Droit". Original lithograph.
By Le Corbusier
Located in Richmond, GB
Charles-Éduard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect and designer who is generally regarded as a key figure in the development of modern architecture, his work bein...
Lithograph
Le Corbusier: "Le Poème de L'Angle Droit". Original lithograph.
By Le Corbusier
Located in Richmond, GB
Charles-Éduard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect and designer who is generally regarded as a key figure in the development of modern architecture, his work bein...
Lithograph
Le Corbusier: "Le Poème de L'Angle Droit". Original lithograph.
By Le Corbusier
Located in Richmond, GB
Charles-Éduard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect and designer who is generally regarded as a key figure in the development of modern architecture, his work bein...
Lithograph
Le Corbusier: "Le Poème de L'Angle Droit". Original lithograph.
By Le Corbusier
Located in Richmond, GB
Charles-Éduard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect and designer who is generally regarded as a key figure in the development of modern architecture, his work bein...
Lithograph
