Le Corbusier: stylish, function-led design
Discover classic designs by the renowned architect and designer Le Corbusier at Connox. The distinctive style of his furniture and accessories gives a room a clear sense of character. Explore the range now.
Le Corbusier: a defining figure in 20th-century style
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, Le Corbusier's real name, had a major influence on 20th-century style as an architect, designer and design theorist. Purism, the art movement he developed, shaped all of his buildings and designs. Its focus is the rational composition of a structure from elementary geometric forms, without purely decorative effects. This approach is also clear in Le Corbusier's distinctive tubular steel furniture, which he designed from 1928 onwards with Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret. These collections are now true design classics and can be seen in museums around the world. The Italian manufacturer Cassina now produces Le Corbusier's distinctive furniture, while its lighting brand Nemo produces his lights. Explore the range online and order your favourite Le Corbusier design from Connox.
Function & aesthetics in balance: Le Corbusier lights & furniture
All of Le Corbusier's designs follow his theory of Purism. He created furniture and lights in which function is never sacrificed for appearance, striking a careful balance between the two. Among his best-known designs are the LC1 chair, the LC2 and LC3 armchairs and the adjustable LC chaise longue. With their pared-back aesthetic, they came to embody the International Style in design. Le Corbusier's purist combination of tubular steel and black leather means the furniture still works well in a wide range of interiors today. In the living room or the office, these timeless classics make a strong visual statement and invite you to linger.
Le Corbusier's lights stand out for their original designs and industrial character, reinforced by refined details. They create a warm, inviting atmosphere. Use the adjustable Projecteur 165 clamp light to illuminate your hallway, for example, or as a spotlight to highlight favourite pieces on shelves or in display cabinets.
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The life and work of Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris was born in 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. In 1900, he began training there as a painter, engraver and goldsmith at the École d'Art. In 1904, he also began studying architecture at the school.
Le Corbusier gained the foundations that later made him one of the most important architects of his time by working at leading architectural practices in Europe. He travelled to Italy, Budapest and Vienna. From 1908 to 1909, he worked in Paris for the architect Auguste Perret, who gave him fundamental insights into modern steel and reinforced concrete construction. His early architectural plans included the "Dom-ino" houses (1914/15), which were essentially reduced to floor slabs and supports and became the basis for industrially produced prefabricated housing. In 1917, Le Corbusier moved permanently to Paris. With the painter Amédée Ozenfant, he became interested in Cubism; together they published the Purist manifesto "Après le cubisme" in 1918 and, from 1919, the Purist journal "L'Esprit Nouveau". In 1928, Le Corbusier was one of the founding members of the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM).
Alongside individual buildings, such as those for the Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart in Germany (1927) and the Villa Savoye in Poissy (1928–1931), Le Corbusier focused in particular on pioneering urban planning concepts. He died in France in 1965. Today, he is considered one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, whose ideas left a lasting mark on architecture, art and design.
