Cassina Reconstructs Le Corbusier Interior
A replica of the 1952 Cabanon will be on display at RIBA's London headquarters from March 5 to April 28.
Laurel Petriello -- Interior Design, 2/17/2009 12:00:00 AM
Like our traveling design guru D.B. Kim, Le Corbusier retreated often to Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France for holidays filled with respite and simplicity. Admiring the area’s coastal landscape and peaceful atmosphere, he constructed his 1952 Cabanon, a modest, one-room cabin to which he could steal away and relax. Today, furniture manufacturer Cassina has teamed with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to celebrate this remarkable example of micro-architecture by constructing a replica of the Cabanon in an exhibition entitled “Interior 1:1: Le Corbusier 1952 - Cassina 2006.”
Held from March 5 through April 28, the exhibit is housed within RIBA’s London headquarters. Visitors can access the reconstructed Cabanon through a covered area in Florence Hall, which showcases images and projected material relating to Le Corbusier and his presence in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. In addition to the installation, the exhibit also features a collection of Le Corbusier's furniture, highlighting the special relationship between the architect and Cassina.
By reconstructing the Cabanon, Cassina implores members of the design industry to increase their awareness of the responsibility of the client in relation to the designer. The purpose of the exhibit, which celebrates the shelter’s basic interior, urges visitors to instruct their clients in any given project to make classic and quality interior choices rather than focusing on showy, timely details.
Images courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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