Buy a Little Petra – get a free pouf
on a selection – until December 15th 2021
sheepskin Sahara + walnut
Initially introduced back in 1938, Little Petra lounge chair won instant praise at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibition, subsequently winning awards at exhibits in New York and Berlin. It’s one of just a few designs by architect Viggo Boesen, who became associated with Denmark’s signature design aesthetic in the 1930s called funkis style. Like Finn Juhl, Viggo Boesen liked the round and organic shapes, thus asserting himself as a radical counterpoint to the cold and slightly disembodied nature of the Bauhaus.
Named Little Petra by Boesen’s mother-in-law in reference to its compactness and expressiveness. Low to the ground, open and embracing, Little Petra is an extremely comfortable lounge chair, allowing for all kinds of seating positions. Respecting Boesen’s love of cabinetmaking and noble materials, the legs of the chair have been crafted in oak or walnut.
sheepskin Moonlight + walnut
Karakorum 003 + oak
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Little Petra + free pouf !
Karakorum 003 + oiled walnut
3159 €
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Little Petra + free pouf !
Karakorum 003 + white oiled oak
3159 €
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Little Petra + free pouf !
sheepskin Moonlight + oiled walnut
4349 €
CAMPAIGN
Little Petra + free pouf !
sheepskin Moonlight + white oiled oak
4349 €
CAMPAIGN
Little Petra + free pouf !
sheepskin Sahara + oiled walnut
4349 €
CAMPAIGN
Little Petra + free pouf !
sheepskin Sahara + white oiled oak
4349 €
Little Petra (with or w/o footstool)
Hallingdal 130 + oiled walnut
from 2588 €
Little Petra (with or w/o footstool)
Hallingdal 130 + white oiled oak
from 2588 €
free samples (against deposit)
95 €
Viggo Boesen
Viggo Boesen is a relatively little known architect who contributed to Denmark’s signature design aesthetic in the 1930s. In particular, his work reflected Scandinavian ‘Funkis’ style, a Nordic take on Art Deco. In contrast to massproduced materials and the less-is-more approach from the Bauhaus school of thought, Boesen brought a soft, warm and almost naive aspect to design, ushering in new forms of upholstered furniture.
Only a few of his designs were ever produced, yet Boesen’s original ideas, organic shapes and expressive design lingo were precursors to Denmark’s subsequent stance on modernism in the decades that followed.
