Magazine C Issue #4: Fauteuil Grand Confort

Magazine C Issue #4: Fauteuil Grand Confort – The fourth issue of Magazine C explores the Fauteuil Grand Confort, designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, examining how its tubular steel structure, precise proportions and modernist principles transformed the idea of comfort into an enduring design icon.

• Theme the Fauteuil Grand Confort and its relationship with modernist architecture, structural clarity, comfort and the design philosophies of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand
• Highlights the chair’s origins and architectural principles, the creative partnership behind its design, Cassina’s role in preserving modernist furniture, and the relationship between architecture, furniture and contemporary creative practice
• Features five homes in New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Yangpyeong and Milan, the history of the Fauteuil Grand Confort, Cassina’s iMaestri Collection, four architectural monuments associated with Le Corbusier, and explorations of architecture through chairs, sound, movement, cake and books
• Interviews & contributors perspectives from Cassina CEO Luca Fuso, Cassina Historical Archives Curator Barbara Lehmann, art director Patricia Urquiola, architect and design scholar Arthur Rüegg, architect Mario Botta, architectural historian Shumi Bose, Piero Lissoni, Destroyers/Builders, ATELIER KHJ, architect Seungbum Ma, and others
• Publisher Grandeclip
• Publication date 19 August 2025
• Pages 188 pages
• Product size 17 x 24 cm
• ISBN 979-11-988070-8-3 (03600)

Bringing the logic of architecture into furniture, the Fauteuil Grand Confort reflects a pursuit of order, proportion and lasting comfort. Issue No. 4 traces the chair from its modernist beginnings to its place in contemporary homes and design culture, revealing how a seemingly simple structure continues to connect architecture, furniture and everyday life.