Twelve modernist furniture designs by 20th-century architects
Pieces by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Charles and Ray Eames are included in this roundup of modernist furniture designed by architects working in the 20th century.
Many of the architects whose work is featured below turned their hand to furniture design after training in architecture.
For some, it was a career change, while others treated it as an addition to their architecture work, opting to design some of the furnishings for the homes they were building.
After making an impact on 20th-century design, some of the furniture pieces are still in production and recognisable today, while others have influenced contemporary designers and manufacturers to reinterpret them for modern-day customers.
Read on for 12 furniture designs by 20th-century architects:
E1027 side table by Eileen Gray (1927)
Designed by Irish architect Eileen Gray as a multifunctional table that could be used in living spaces and by the bedside, E1027 comprises two circular metal tubes held together by a metal stand.
The table was created for the modernist E-1027 villa on the south coast of France, which was completed in 1929 as Gray's first major architecture project.
Photo by Matthew Millman
LC4 Chaise Lounge by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand (1928)
French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier worked with his cousin and fellow architect Pierre Jeanneret and Perriand on multiple recognisable furniture designs.
Pictured above in a home in Wyoming is the LC4 Chaise Lounge, which w...
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