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What is Le Corbusier famous for?
Le Corbusier was an architect, furniture designer and city planner who is famous for designs that combined bold expression and function. He promoted open, efficient spaces and clean geometric forms. Find furniture designed by Le Corbusier and his collaborators on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
The Swiss-born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, best known by his adopted name Le Corbusier, is famous for his work as an architect, city planner and designer who combined bold sculptural expressionism with functionality. Often referred to as the pioneer of progress-minded architecture, Le Corbusier is widely influential. His career spanned almost five decades, and his furniture is known to be refined and chic. Shop a selection of Le Corbusier furniture on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Pair of Vintage Le Corbusier Armchairs LC1 by Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage LC1 chairs designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, circa 1928. Base in chromed tubular steel, fur upholstery. Marked/engraved on the frame: L...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Chrome

Jacques Adnet Rare Stitched Leather Vide Poche Side Table, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet, Le Corbusier, Lumax
Located in Atlanta, GA
Boost your interior with this rare and sophisticated Jacques Adnet-designed side table, a true testament to the visionary artistry that shaped the French Art Deco and Mid-Century Mod...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Midcentury LC3 Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Created as a modernist response to the club chair and almost a century later, nothing has become more iconic then the LC3 Armchair. Featuring black leather with down filled cushions ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

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Chrome

Le Corbusier LC1402 Wood Stool by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Le Corbusier in 1952-59. Relaunched in 2010. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Designed in 1952 for the Cabanon, a hut built by Le Corbusier on the French Riviera,...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Le Corbusier LC14 Maison Du Brésil Wood Stool For Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier LC14 Maison Du Brésil Wood Stool For Cassina Designed by Le Corbusier in 1959 for the Maison du Brésil in Paris, this historic design stool is made of solid oak with na...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Wood

20th Century, Le Corbusier Wardrobe for Hunitè d'Habitation de Marseille
By Le Corbusier
Located in Turin, Turin
Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also painter, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called Modern architecture or the I...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

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