LC2 chair by Le Corbusier is a design classic with an icon status. It's hard to believe it's almost 85 years old and dates back to the reign of Bauhaus. Very minimalistic and industrial, reflecting the times between the two wars. The chair is based on very simple and almost hard square lines but the seat itself brings unusual comfort. It made the design stand out from the Art Deco and Art Nouveau furniture of the times. To this day LC2 and other pieces from the Petit Confort line are present in the houses of people appreciating comfort and timeless design. It was also an inspiration to many tributes and designs inspired by it (we wrote about the one designed by Luis Luna here). One of the very modern take on the subject is LC2 made of concrete, by a Swiss artist Stefan Zwicky. His version plays on the obvious shape of LC2, but denies it the basic feature - comfort...
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