LC4 Chaise Longue

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, 1928. Made by Cassina The chaise longue reduced to a single chromed curve: a padded steel cradle resting on a separate black base, held by friction on rubber-covered crossbars so it stays put at whatever angle you tilt it. It was presented at the Salon d'Automne in 1929. Recognition tip: the cradle is not fixed to the base, so the two parts read as separate shapes. Cassina holds the exclusive reproduction rights and has made it since the mid-1960s, which is when it became famous.