Chaise lc7 le corbusier biography

Designed by Charlotte Perriand for her Parisian flat, the Siège Pivotant, also known as the LC7, is a small armchair first exhibited at the 1928 Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.

One of the LC Chairs

The Siège Pivotant is a small armchair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927 for her flat sited in place Saint-Sulpice, Paris.

It was first exhibited at the 1928 Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in the Salle à Manger 28, and then subsequently at the 1929 Salon d’Automne. Then, it was integrated within the LC Collection, which is the furniture line co-signed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand.

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When Was the Siège Pivotant conceived?

Only two years after graduating, Perriand renovated her apartment into a room made of aluminium, glass and chrome.

Then, she recreated the design of the “Bar sous le toit,” at the 1927 S chaise lc7 le corbusier biography1 VIL