Le Corbusier LC8

Monday, 28 January 2008

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General:

The LC8 stool designed in 1928. Salon d’Automne, 1929

evolved from a series of experiments, including fashioning a chair by wrapping inner tubes from tires around a steel frame.

LC8 is included in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Cassina in Italy holds the exclusive worldwide license from the Le Corbusier Foundation.

Materials:
Chrome plated steel; full-grain, semi-aniline-dyed leather; polyurethane cushions

Finishes:
- polished chrome
- matte black
- gloss black
- gloss gray
- gloss light blue
- gloss green
- gloss bordeaux
- gloss ochre

 Dimensions:
H 20" W 18.5" D 18.5

Design:
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, 1928.

Manufacturer:
Cassina

Purchase:

If you are looking for the authentic piece of art you must purchase an authorized LC8 Stool from Casssina. Fully licensed classics can also be found at  Design Within Reach .

LC8 Knockoffs + Replicas: 

There are also many reproductions currently on the market.  You can find out more about the legal and ethically implications of these versions HERE.

We have also provided you with a shopping matrix for the LC8 so that you can find the best price with the best quality. You might also check out the Specials page where we keep updated sales + discounts for Corbusier's furniture.

If you have shopped at any of these stores please leave your feadback in the stores review section.   

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