le Corbusier LC2, LC3, Gran Confort

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29/12/2009 9:13 pm

I have tried to google the differences between these series but can't find any reliable answer. I think I understand the difference between LC2 and LC3, but is Gran Confort still a different series? The Gran Confort seems to have looser cushions and was reffered to as made for ladies. Can someone tell me or help me with a link straighten up this? Thanks!

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30/12/2009 4:22 am

LC2 = Narrow, LC3 = Wide
They're both part of the Grand Confort series. The LC2 armchair is nearly a cube. The LC3 is wider, with a lower seat, and was intended to be more comfortable for ladies.
Current-production measurements (LC2 above, LC3 below):
http://www.cassina.com/ENG/CATALOGUE/ARMCHAIRS_AND_SOFAS/

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30/12/2009 1:19 pm

LC2 LC3 ..
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30/12/2009 11:34 pm

but then this site ?
Searching on the topic I came across this site:
http://www.directclassics.de/designer/Le_Corbusier/le_corbusier_sessel_l...
Is this totally bullshit? It sems as they see it as three different series?

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31/12/2009 1:34 am

One of these things is not like the others...
That German site shows these three photos of the replicas they make. From top to bottom: LC2, LC3, Grande Comfort.
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31/12/2009 1:38 am

An analogy
From top to bottom: 930, 935, Grande Comfort.

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01/01/2010 12:58 pm

thus the third one was never designed by Le Corbusier
I take it that the pictures implies this. Thanks.

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05/02/2010 2:46 am

prototype?
Not sure if this is fact or not... but my understanding has been that the 3rd photo is a chair based on the LC3 prototype from the 20's. In 1960, Heidi Weber with Lecorbusier, modified the LC3 design into it's modern iteration represented by the second pic. It was manufactured by Heidi Webber for several years and is currently exclusively licensed and produced by cassina.

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05/02/2010 8:45 pm

I'm no expert on the history ...
I'm no expert on the history of this chair, but ... if the 3rd chair is in fact based on the prototype, does that make this knock-off represented in the 3rd pic more 'authentic' than the current licensed version of the LC3? I'd love to hear your thoghts on this matter.

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07/02/2010 7:20 pm

thanks for new information
" ... if the 3rd chair is in fact based on the prototype, does that make this knock-off represented in the 3rd pic more 'authentic' than the current licensed version of the LC3? I'd love to hear your thoghts on this matter."
Ha ha, if the knock-off is more accurate in relation to the prototype, then it is more "authentic" in that perspective, but from a perspective of licence it is not more authentic.

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14/02/2010 12:41 pm

contact Cassina or visit...
contact Cassina or visit their website to find out the info you are looking for, they sell the licensed versions, as designed by Le Corbusier.

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