Swiss-born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, best known by his adopted name Le Corbusier, was a highly influential architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer whose career spanned almost five decades. His designs for sofas, chairs and other furniture are spare, minimal and efficient but at the same time offer supreme comfort.
A pioneer of progress-minded modern architecture, Le Corbusier sought to impose a rational order on the chaos of the world through design. He rejected the excessive architectural ornament and developed a style that became known as brutalism, creating buildings with elemental geometric forms that were made of industrial materials such as steel and reinforced concrete.
Le Corbusier believed that pure, well-designed spaces could offer a lesson in how little is needed to achieve happiness. To convey this notion, the architect prioritized modern, open interiors and emphasized light, rational designs. His architecture and interiors share a clear sense of space and structural order, underlining the beauty in harmony, proportion and simplicity.
Le Corbusier’s furniture espouses these same ideals. Collaborating with his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, and trailblazing designer Charlotte Perriand, he devised such iconic pieces as the LC2 Petit Confort armchair and the LC4 chaise longue. Each couples a tubular chrome frame with soft, supple leather upholstery, lending an organic warmth to an industrially made design. In his furniture, Le Corbusier broke new ground in ergonomics.
The shape of the LC4 chaise is taken directly from the human form; the classic cowhide upholstery makes the sitter feel weightless; and the piece features an adjustable positioning mechanism to promote total relaxation. Bereft of ornament and prized for its functionality, the LC series created by Le Corbusier, Perriand, and Pierre is currently manufactured by Cassina.
Such planning and intelligence were the hallmarks of Le Corbusier’s career. Whether in his designs for private residences such as the Villa Savoye near Paris, apartment towers like the Unité D'habitation in Marseilles, or in his furniture, he worked toward a style of living that was expansive and flexible. The strength and simplicity of line of Le Corbusier’s sofas, chaise longues and other seating pieces give them a sculptural presence in any décor, yet they are sublimely restful. And as you will see on 1stDibs, Le Corbusier’s furniture reflects a worldly taste: it is at once refined, cosmopolitan and chic.
Find a collection of vintage Le Corbusier furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Le Corbusier 'Lampe De Marseille' Wall Lamp for Nemo in Black
By Nemo Lighting 1, Le Corbusier
Located in Glendale, CA
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' wall lamp for Nemo in black. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1952, this ...
Aluminum, Steel
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' Wall Lamp for Nemo in White
By Le Corbusier, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' wall lamp for Nemo in white. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1952, this ...
Aluminum, Steel
Le Corbusier - LCII Sheet-Metal Wall Lamp - Ahmedabad Grand Model
By Le Corbusier
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Sheet-metal rare wall lamp, called LCII “Ahmedabad Grand Model” by Le Corbusier - Blue-grey lacquer. The LCII lamp by Le Corbusier is sourced from the city of Chandigarh (UNESCO worl...
Sheet Metal
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' Wall Lamp for Nemo in Black
By Le Corbusier, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' wall lamp for Nemo in black. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/...
Aluminum, Steel
$376Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Applique de Marseille Mini Wall Scone in Aluminum & Steel Whitewash
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mini version of the iconic Applique de Marseille, designed by Le Corbusier for his Parisian flat in Rue Nungesser et Coli. A wall lamp for direct and diffused light: two cone-shaped ...
Aluminum
$1,208Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Lampe de Marseille Wall Lamp E26 in Matt Grey by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1952, it is an adjustable wall lamp with two joints on the arm and a rotating wall fixing. Also available in ...
Aluminum
$2,300 / item
Lampe de Marseille by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lampe de Marseille by Le Corbusier. Current production designed and manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Wired for U.S. standard...
Aluminum
Le Corbusier LC-LU-06-A Wall Lamp LCIII
By Le Corbusier
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A very special and quite rare wall sconce designed by French architect Le Corbusier for use in the Chandigarh Project ca. 1954. A stand off frame terminating on a rotating lamp shade. Original paint intact. The Le Corbusier wall lamp...
Metal
NEMO ‘La Roche’ Outdoor Wall Lamp in Black Metal
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The first wall lamp designed by Le Corbusier, originally thought to enlighten the large windows of Villa La Roche, a manifesto of purist architecture. Nemo proposes La Roche enhancin...
Metal
$640Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Applique de Marseille Wall Scone in Aluminum & Steel Whitewash
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Le Corbusier designed the Applique de Marseille for his Paris apartment at Rue Nungesser et Coli. Wall lamp, double emission, in aluminum painted matt grey, matt white or black, with...
Aluminum
$432Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Projecteur 165 Parete Wall Scones E26 in Night Blue by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table LED lamp in extruded aluminum with T-shaped support in polymer filled with glass fibers. Composed of a protruding matt black painted arm where the light source is located and a...
Aluminum
NEMO ‘La Roche’ Indoor Wall Lamp in Matte Grey Metal
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The first wall lamp designed by Le Corbusier, originally thought to enlighten the large windows of Villa La Roche, a manifesto of purist architecture. Nemo proposes La Roche enhancin...
Metal
$480Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Projecteur 165 Parete Wall Scones IP44, E26 in Night Blue by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table LED lamp in extruded aluminum with T-shaped support in polymer filled with glass fibers. Composed of a protruding matt black painted arm where the light source is located and a...
Aluminum
Nemo Mini Lampe De Marseille- matte grey Wall Lamp in Aluminum Matte Grey
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1952, it is an adjustable wall lamp with two joints on the arm and a rotating wall fixing. Also available in ...
Aluminum
$640Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Applique de Marseille Wall Scone in Aluminum & Steel Matt Black
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Le Corbusier designed the Applique de Marseille for his Paris apartment at Rue Nungesser et Coli. Wall lamp, double emission, in aluminum painted matt grey, matt white or black, with...
Aluminum
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' Wall Lamp for Nemo in Gray
By Le Corbusier, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' wall lamp for Nemo in gray. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1952, this w...
Aluminum, Steel
NEMO ‘La Roche’ Outdoor Wall Lamp in Matte Grey Metal
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The first wall lamp designed by Le Corbusier, originally thought to enlighten the large windows of Villa La Roche, a manifesto of purist architecture. Nemo proposes La Roche enhancin...
Metal
$616Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Applique Radieuse Wall Scone in Green by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1949, Le Corbusier conceived the Applique d’entrée des appartments, a wall lamp of curved metal sheet to enlighten the entrances of the Unité d’Habitation in Marseille, the housin...
Metal
$640Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Applique de Marseille Wall Scone in Aluminum & Steel Matt Grey
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Le Corbusier designed the Applique de Marseille for his Paris apartment at Rue Nungesser et Coli. Wall lamp, double emission, in aluminum painted matt grey, matt white or black, with...
Aluminum
NEMO ‘La Roche’ Indoor Wall Lamp in Black Metal
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The first wall lamp designed by Le Corbusier, originally thought to enlighten the large windows of Villa La Roche, a manifesto of purist architecture. Nemo proposes La Roche enhancin...
Metal
Le Corbusier LCII Wall Sconce
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking piece of design history from 1950s France. The LCII Wall Lamp by Le Corbusier embodies architectural elegance with its clean lines and sculptural form. Backplate measur...
Metal
$1,070 / item
Mini Lampe de Marseille by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini Lampe de Marseille by Le Corbusier. Current production designed and manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Wired for U.S...
Aluminum
$1,248Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Projecteur 365 Parete Wall Lamp E26 in Night Blue by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Projecteur by Le Corbusier was designed for the Chandigarh High Court, India, in 1954. Aluminium body painted in night blue, white sand or moka. Diffuser glass curved and sandbla...
Aluminum
Le Corbusier LC-LU-06-A / Authentic Wall Lamp LC-II
By Le Corbusier
Located in Zürich, CH
Here the silhouette is strong. It is presented through the outline and shape of the piece. It demonstrates different visual qualities from different angles. That is a one-of-a-kind p...
Metal, Aluminum
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe De Marseille Mini' Wall Lamp for Nemo in Gray
By Nemo Lighting 1, Le Corbusier
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' wall lamp for Nemo in gray. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1...
Aluminum, Steel
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' Wall Lamp for Nemo in White
By Le Corbusier, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' wall lamp for Nemo in white. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,304Sale Price / item|20% Off
Nemo Projecteur 365 Wall Ceiling IP54, E26 in Night Blue by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Projecteur by Le Corbusier was designed for the Chandigarh High Court, India, in 1954. Aluminium body painted in night blue, white sand or moka. Diffuser glass curved and sandbla...
Aluminum
$1,100 / item
Applique de Marseille by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Applique de Marseille by Le Corbusier. Current production designed and manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Aluminum painted matte grey, matt...
Aluminum
$1,020 / item
H 19.7 in W 11.8 in D 33.5 in
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' Wall Lamp for Nemo in White
By Le Corbusier, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille Mini' wall lamp for Nemo in white. Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/...
Aluminum, Steel
$730 / item
H 5.1 in W 13.3 in D 3.5 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' Wall Light in Aluminum
By Nemo Lighting 1, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant Double' wall light in aluminum. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these new...
Metal, Aluminum
$1,310 / set
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3 in
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Lights in Aluminum
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Appliqueà Volet Pivotant' wall lights in aluminum. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are s...
Metal, Aluminum
$655 / item
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Black for Nemo
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in black for Nemo. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are s...
Metal, Aluminum
$655 / item
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Blue for Nemo
By Cassina, Nemo Lighting 1, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in blue for Nemo. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly...
Metal, Aluminum
$655 / item
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in All White for Nemo
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in All White for Nemo Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these ne...
Metal, Aluminum
$655 / item
H 5 in W 6.7 in D 3.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Natural Aluminum
By Charlotte Perriand, Nemo Lighting 1, Cassina
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in natural aluminum. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produ...
Aluminum, Metal
$655 / item
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Red for Nemo
By Nemo Lighting 1, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in red for Nemo. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly ...
Metal, Aluminum
$2,877
H 16.15 in W 8.27 in D 35.44 in
Danish Modern Le Klint "Scissor" Wall Lamp Model 332 in Rosewood
By Le Klint, Erik Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
Rare rosewood edition of the iconic Le Klint "Scissor" wall lamp designed in the 1950s by Erik Hansen. The lamp can be adjusted sideways and can be extended from 40 to 90 centimeters...
Acrylic, Rosewood
Mini Lampe de Marseille by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini Lampe de Marseille by Le Corbusier. Current production designed and manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Wired for U.S...
Aluminum
$730 / item
H 10.2 in W 13.4 in D 3.5 in
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Plié' Wall Light in Aluminum
By Charlotte Perriand, Nemo Lighting 1, Cassina
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Plié' Wall Light in Aluminum. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly prod...
Metal, Aluminum
$3,116
H 27.56 in Dm 5.12 in
Albert Albin Gras Workshop Lamp Metal Lacquered Le Corbusier Ravel Sconce, G345
By Lampe Gras
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French workshop lamp created by Albert Albin Gras in the 50s. Metal structure, lampshade and articulated arms, all in green (original paint). Very ni...
Metal
Wall Light by Le Corbusier for Chandigarh, India, Circa 1954-55
By Le Corbusier
Located in Tokyo, JP
An authentic mid-century piece from Le Corbusier’s legendary Chandigarh commission. Shade and base made of iron.
Iron
LC III Wall Sconce for Cite Radieuse Marseille by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LC III wall sconce by Le Corbusier. These designs were first used in 1949 in the Le Corbusier-designed Unité d’habitation building in Marseille. Manufactured by Guilux in Switzerland...
Steel
Wall Lamp for Unité d'Habitation, Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A lamp using characteristic material. Jean Prouvé also used this material for his sideboard.
Metal