audo copenhagen (menu) | the penguin rocking chair | walnut + dakar cognac leather
Dimensions: 56 x 85 x 74cm high
Material: powder coated steel + curved plywood + walnut veneer + solid ash
The Penguin rocking chair leans towards the American modernists from the 1950s and 1960s. So beautiful that it can be displayed as a work of art in any home, it is open in its construction with a curved back of oak or walnut veneer and has a seat upholstered in fabric or leather against the stringent steel frame.
Contrasting and playful, while being well-proportioned and fully formed, the chair, designed by furniture designer Ib Kofod-Larsen in 1953, is a piece of Danish cultural heritage and design history – and maybe more modern than ever before with its beautiful silhouette and sculptural, organic lines and curves.
A mid-century bestseller from the hand of Ib Kofod-Larsen, The Penguin rocking chair remains as popular today as when it was first introduced in 1953. Light and elegant with its curved wooden back and seat, it continues to offer unparalleled sitting comfort.
Frame:
Black powder coated steel base (RAL 9005)
Curved plywood and walnut veneer back
Solid black stained ash rockers
Upholstery:
Dakar Cognac 0250 leather (Nevotex) + foam
Dimensions:
Height: 74 cm
Seat height: 42 cm
Armrest: 59.6 cm
Width: 56 cm
Depth: 85 cm
Weight 16kg
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Click for more ideas from Ib Kofod-Larsen (designer)Architect Ib Kofod-Larsen (1921-2003) had a successful career in the 1950s and 1960s when Danish design was flourishing across the world. A large part of his vast furniture catalogue was designed for the non-Danish market and manufactured abroad. He worked especially for American, Swedish, British and German furniture companies and manufacturers, and this may be the reason that his furniture has undeservedly become better known internationally than in his home country of Denmark. Ib Kofod-Larsen formed part of a movement known as Danish Modern, but he went slightly under the radar and worked in the shadow of Kaare Klint, Hans J. Wegner, Børge Mogensen, Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Nanna Ditzel. Today he is called one of the most underrated – but most exciting – names on the Danish design scene. And one of the greatest design brains Denmark ever had.
“His furniture is sophisticated and well-proportioned with beautiful silhouettes and sculptural, organic lines and curves.” Although he himself felt like an artisan – and he had no academic approach to furniture design – there is something poetic and artistic about his designs.
The soft lines. The visual lightness. The graphic purity. The free, artistic expression.
He was a purist. A man of detail. At first glance, his furniture may seem simple, but at closer inspection it is full of detail. It is inventive and borders on engineering. He drew, sculpted, made prototypes, was involved in production and participated in the entire process down to every test and launch.
He was a creative designer, maybe one of the greatest designers in the golden age of Danish design. He took an innovative approach. Not just to furniture, but to ways of thinking about furniture.
First and foremost, he had an exceptional understanding of materials and an eye for the potential of the wood and the quality of the raw materials he used. He often worked in different types of wood – mainly teak and palisander in combination with real leather.
To Kofod-Larsen, the most important thing was that the furniture should feel good. To the touch and when sitting in it. With all his chairs, The Penguin, The Seal and the Elizabeth Lounge Chair, his focus was on the person who was going to be sitting in them.
Warranty: 2 years
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