Name: VLA61 Monarch Chair
Brand: Carl Hansen & Søn • Vilhelm Lauritzen
SKU: CHS-VLA61-MON-CHR-SOA-OAK-FAB-LEA-GRP-C
Price: 5080.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Spec Sheet

Description

With its unique double-curved armrests and elegant interplay between soft upholstery and the carefully hand-polished frame, it’s no wonder that Monarch Chair designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen in 1944 was inspired by the royalty of the butterfly world. Yet this pioneer of Danish modernism also took a functionalist approach, insisting that form must complement function and carefully engineering VLA61’s beautifully crafted proportions to be so comfortable that sitting in it feels like an embrace.

Specifications

Size

34.3" h x 27.2" w x 24" d (87x69x61cm)
Seat height: 17.7" (45cm)

Material

Foam, brass

Details

Fabric Group 9: Baru
Leather Group B: Thor
Leather Group C: Sif
COM and COL are available on request

Brand

Carl Hansen & Søn

For Knud Erik Hansen, grandson of founder Carl Hansen and now the third-generation leader of the family-owned business, the way to the future also means honoring what has come before. Beginning in 1908 when a young cabinetmaker opened a small furniture workshop on the Danish island of Funen to today with Carl Hansen & Søn numbering some 400 employees worldwide, the company’s core mission in producing exceptional Danish Modern furniture has never wavered — an uncompromising commitment to the finest craftsmanship as reflected in the work of the best designers of the past and present.

The turning point came in 1949, when Carl’s son Holger Hansen took a chance on the then-unknown Hans J. Wegner, since revered for his now-classic Wishbone Chair, and the union continues to this day with the company as the world’s largest producer of Wegner’s furniture manufactured in Denmark. Alongside other Midcentury benchmarks from the likes of Ole Wanscher, Frits Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen and pioneering female architect Bodil Kjær, the company continues to introduce work from new Danish visionaries such as design duo Strand + Hvass, Thomas Bo Kastholm, Anker Bak and multidisciplinary artist Naja Utzon Popov. “If we play it cleverly and maintain our high quality and sustainability we have a great future,” says Knud Hansen. “Our furniture lasts for generations, so our quality is the key to our continuity. We have been producing wood furniture in Denmark for thousands of years.”