Le Corbusier style LC 7 Swivel Chair - 1929

Despite having a little formal training, Le Corbusier is commonly thought of as one of the most important and admired architects and designers of the twentieth century.

Le Corbusier, born Charles-Edouard Jeannet, studied metal engraving at the School of Applied Arts at La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland.


The majority of Le Corbusier's work throughout the 1920s and 1930 proposed a new visual clarity, which epitomized the international Style of the period.

By the 1950s, however, Le Corbusier had moved away from the formalism of the International Style towards a freer and more expressive  exploration of the potential of concrete in his work.

Together with his architect cousin, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier created also a number furniture pieces that have become modern-day design classics, such as the Model B306 Chaise Lounge known as LC4 for Thonet and Embru (1928) and Model No LC2 Grand Confort club chair for Thonet (1928)