Contemporary Danish walnut leather lounge chair ottoman

In the 1950s Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen was producing lounge chairs of such formal clarity and material intelligence that they have never stopped feeling current, their open timber frames and generously proportioned leather upholstery defining a language of domestic comfort that remains the most sophisticated yet devised. This lounge chair and ottoman set honours that legacy with complete fidelity to its founding principles. A clean open walnut frame, its gently angled legs, slim tapered armrests and tall sculpted backrest expressed with the honest directness of Scandinavian craft at its most assured, cradles deep forest green leather upholstery across seat cushion, back panel and a small lumbar pillow, the rich patinated green lending the piece a library warmth and gravitas that invites extended occupation. The matching ottoman, its walnut frame and leather pad in perfect correspondence with the chair, completes the composition and the invitation to stay. Available with or without the ottoman, it is the rare piece of furniture that improves both the room it occupies and the quality of time spent within it.