The Art of Living
A coat hook born from a sketch for a wooden mobile. Inside the Muuto Dots: Lars Tornoe's story, the lathe-turned construction, and the wood, metal and ceramic versions, sold singly or in sets of five.
A lounge chair named for what people did in it. Inside the Knitting Lounge Chair: Ib Kofod-Larsen's 1951 limited edition, the elbow cut-outs behind the name, and Audo Copenhagen's revival in oak and sheepskin.
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.
