Brrrr, the chill has descended and there is no in which I would instead be than cosy indoors with a cup of espresso. Nowadays I’m sharing this simple, winter styling with a thoroughly clean, monochrome color palette. The glimpse is minimalist in fashion but harmonious and cosy in feel, with tactile oak, speckled ceramics, sensitive eucalyptus and soft candlelight. It all helps make for an inviting scene for afternoon coffee and cake, no matter if you rejoice Christmas or not, and no matter the time of yr.
Getting centre stage is Carl Hansen & Son’s Vega chair, that feels suitable at residence with the black framed windows and neat, industrial interior of our non permanent residence. The light curves of the lightweight, stackable design and style match perfectly close to our compact dining table, creating a cocooning space that feels cosy and intimate. You may well consider that it looks like a modern style and design, but it is in fact a typical chair that has a prosperous heritage guiding it…
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The VLA26 Vega chair was very first built in 1956 by architect and pioneer of Danish functionalism, Vilhelm Lauritzen. Just like my favourite architect Alvar Aalto (they have been of the identical period), Lauritzen designed furnishings, lighting and far more for his legendary modernist buildings. The Vega chair was just one this kind of layout – designed specifically for tunes location Vega in Copenhagen.
When Lauritzen designed Vega (the making, not the chair), it was originally conceived as a conference location for the labour movement and called Folkets Hus (the People’s Residence). It was only in 1996, when Copenhagen was named European Funds of Tradition, that it was renovated to turn out to be a new music location for live shows and gatherings.
Lauritzen was a male of element, believing that the little items have the most significant effects and increase up to make a comprehensive entire. He believed of all the things for the setting up, from the dim wooden panelling and friezes proper down to the door handles and sockets. The Vega chair way too is the picture of precision and refinement, pairing sleek powder coated metal legs with a wood seat and again that can be remaining simple or upholstered. Look carefully and you can see that the legs are concluded with a smaller wooden ft.
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The curved condition of the back again offers the structure a retro, mid-century come to feel that in some way feels timeless as well. I virtually imagine the black legs and frame lend it a characterful, insect-like look. And in contrast to my possess eating chairs (these ended up borrowed for the shoot), the Vega chair feels vast, generous and pretty comfortable in fact – the variance of 13 cm.
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Until finally now the Vega chair was formerly only utilised in Vega’s live performance halls. Carl Hansen & Son has teamed up with Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects to place the structure into creation, just in time for the practice’s 100 calendar year anniversary this 12 months. So now you can personal a common structure that once experienced its spot in the corridor of fame.
The VLA26 Vega Chair is priced at £371 excluding VAT and is accessible in outlets now
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