A Fainting Couch wasn’t commonly referred to as such until the 19^th century when ladies wore corsets so tightly that it often left them breathless to the point where one of these would be quite useful.  Poor things, I can imagine them becoming faint and turning purple like the pale cool purple of this Antoinette Fainting Sofa in Aubergine.  I, however, would be wearing my comfy jeans watching “Marie Antoinette” by Sophia Coppola as I lounge on this tufted cotton velvet chaise.  Look for some French Revolutionary Inspirations tomorrow lovelies. 

You would certainly recognize this chaise as a classic.  This Chaise Lounge is adjustable, as the chromed-steel cradle sits in a black steel base.   How strangely this design seems as effortless and modern as his other well-known furniture pieces.  Le Corbusier was certainly a genius and rightly placed in history, as the Art Deco modernism movement equally embraced and was influenced by this design giant.

Le Corbusier was mainly an architect and writer who started to experiment with furniture design only a year before he designed this ultra-modern chair collection!  Inspired and designed in the late roaring 1920’s, this classic furniture line is still as impacting and fresh today as the day they were birthed.   Pieces of this sofa set are available starting at $1670, but my recommendation is to purchase either two of the chairs or just the sofa and complement it with something different (like the Barcelona chair) to mix it up a bit.  The blank canvas effect of these pieces completely allow for it.Reproductions Starting at $789