The 20th century has made its contribution of various furniture designers, but when it comes to the finest it all goes down to just a handful. But one trademark that would definitely be acknowledge would be that of Le Corbusier. Believed as one of the new pioneers of the recent movement, the Swiss-French architect and designer Le Corbusier conceptualized some of the finest furniture works of the 20th century.

Very much like his latest Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier (whose true name is Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris) was actually and architect by trade and done his creations as furnishings for his architectural projects. Before to acting his own Le Corbusier relied on ready-made furnishings from other manufacturers, a lot of notably from the finest cabinet-maker Michael Thonet. But in 1928, Le Corbusier started doing with furniture creations and asked designer Charlotte Perriand to assist him in his studio. Le Corbusier’s cooperation with Perriand concluded with three tubular steel chair designs which where eventually utilize in two of Le Corbusier architectural creations, the Maison la Roche and the Pavilion of Barbara and Henry Church. The creations where later progress into a collection, and shown at the distinguished 1929 Salon d’ Automne supervised the Equipment for the Home installation.

In addition to his creations in furniture, Le Corbusier also put in a book about concerning the subject. Titled the L'Art Décoratif d'aujourd'hui, the 1925 book tells furniture design into three distinctive class: type-needs, type-furniture, and human limb objects. Of the three Le Corbusier offered the human-limb object-type furniture more meaning, naming it as an addition of the human limb and is consequently customized to its numerous functions. Le Corbusier also added that this kind of furniture is a “docile servant”, which is tactful in its purpose and permits its “master” free. This latest concept of ergonomic design would later be talked about in Le Corbusier’s design such as the LC1 Sling Chair and the LC4 Chaise Lounge.