Tuesday 19 May 2009

Lyric of the modern


Easy Chair, c. 1935
Made by Fritz Henningsen. Leather and stained oak



Chair, c. 1935
Made by Fritz Henningsen. Leather and mahogany



Sofa, c. 1930
Made by Fritz Henningsen. Leather and mahogany

Fritz Henningsen
1902-1971

While quite possibly the least famous of the internationally recognised Scandinavian designers, Fritz Henningsen may very well be the most coveted.


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8 comments:

nina myers said...

thank you for that.

An Aesthete's Lament said...

For me, it's a toss-up between him and Kaare Klint. Do I have to choose?

maison21 said...

yum.

little augury said...

these chairs are gorgeous- thanks for the introduction. G

Pamela Terry and Edward said...

Adore the sofa.

Cote de Texas said...

it's amazing how many knockoffs there are of this chair today!!!!

HOBAC said...

CdT - and not one of them any good.

thombeau said...

Freakin' awesome!