LC1 Fauteuil dossier basculant leather armchair

DIGNIFIED RELAXATION

A chair with timeless design that draws upon colonial styles for inspiration. Light weight and compact, the timeless shape of Fauteuil dossier basculant was introduced in 1929 at the Salon d’Automne along with other iconic pieces like Fauteuils Grand Confort, petit modèle and grand modèle, la Table tube d’avion and Chaise longue à reglage continu.

A lightweight, compact chair, designed in 1928 and introduced in 1929 at the Salon d’Automne [Autumn Salon], along with other extraordinary pieces, such as the Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle and grand modèle, the Table Tube d’Avion table and the Chaise Longue à reglage continu. Like the other pieces in the collection, the Fauteuil à dossier basculant armchair is the result of in-depth study of human posture and, in this case, is specifically engineered to provide perfect support for easy-going relaxation that is conducive to conversation. Its elegant simplicity of design allows the armchair to fit easily in various settings. It is also available in the 1928 Villa Church version and the 1930 version crafted for the French Union of Modern Artists exhibition.

Like all of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand’s works, the Fauteuil dossier basculant armchair stems from in-depth study of human posture and is engineered to provide perfect support for dignified relaxation and that, thanks to the tilting backrest, puts one in the mood for conversation.

The compositional simplicity of the iconic armchair lends itself to various settings and is available in different versions, like the one exhibited in 1930 at the Union des Artistes Modernes expo.