The Art of Living
Furniture built to hold a museum's sculptures now rolls through living rooms. Inside the String Museum Collection: the Nationalmuseum commission, TAF Studio's new Trolley and Pedestal, and the rest of the family.
A pendant that reads as a cloud by day and a warm glow at night. Inside the Muuto Strand Pendant: Benjamin Hubert's design, the cocoon material behind it, and the open and closed silhouettes.
Arne Jacobsen never let anyone else choose the light in his buildings. Inside the architect's Louis Poulsen lighting, the SAS Royal Hotel commission, and the AJ, Royal, and Eklipta lamps made from his drawings.
In 1958 a Copenhagen restaurant asked Poul Henningsen for a pendant with the presence of a chandelier and none of the glare. Inside the PH Artichoke, its 72 hand-set leaves, and where it belongs now.
Barber Osgerby designed the London 2012 Olympic Torch. Their chair for Fredericia started with a classic from 1947. Inside the Plan Chair, the build designed for repair, and the full Plan family.
Five Scandinavian lounge chairs, from the Audo Knitting Chair and Artek Paimio to the Muuto Doze and Fredericia Ditzel. How each one sits, where it fits, and the corner of a room it was built for.
Six Scandinavian dining chairs, from the Fredericia J39 and Muuto Cover to the Form and Refine Blueprint. What separates a good seat from a bad one, and how each one holds a table through a long dinner.
Five Scandinavian bar and counter stools worth building a kitchen around, from the Artek K65 and Muuto Nerd to the sculptural Fredericia Pioneer. The pieces, the heights, and where each one fits.
Coat hooks and wall hooks that work as wall composition, not just storage. Inside the Muuto Dots, Attach, and Avail, the Form and Refine Echo, and the Audo Afteroom, and how to arrange them in a real entryway.
LIGHTING By Rob Hanson Last updated: June 15,...
Ib Kofod-Larsen designed the Seal Lounge Chair for a Swedish maker and named it after a ski resort. Inside the floating shell, the angled frame, and where this Danish classic works.
Arne Jacobsen designed the Louis Poulsen AJ Floor Lamp in 1957 for the SAS Royal Hotel, his most complete commission. Inside the design logic, the angled shade, and where it works.
