The Hot Seat
Like fashion, chairs can be sumptuous or simple, whimsical or practical, a frill or a necessity.
- Words John Clifford Burns
- Art Direction Staffan Sundström
- Photography Sarah Blais
- Styling Monika Tatalovic
- Model Asta Stensson
- Photo Assistant Frederik Ravn Rønne Kastrupsen
Like fashion, chairs can be sumptuous or simple, whimsical or practical, a frill or a necessity. Both balance multiple concerns—design, construction and comfort—and serve as a testament to personal taste. To celebrate the arrival of the Fred lounge chair—a collaboration between Danish furniture design house Fritz Hansen and Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayon—Kinfolk’s creative team explores the relationship between our clothes and the most used and useful chair in the home: The one where we sit and put on shoes in the morning, lay a freshly-pressed outfit for the day ahead, or—perhaps more often than we’d care to admit—use as a catch-all for clothes that are not quite dirty but not quite clean.
Left: Asta wears a vintage scarf. Right: Fred lounge chair by Fritz Hansen in yellow Christianshavn 1110 textile and black base.
Left: Asta wears a leather shirt by Nanushka and vintage trousers and scarf. Right: Fred lounge chair by Fritz Hansen in gray Christianshavn 1120 textile and black base.
Asta wears a blazer and trousers by Peter Do and shoes by Reiken. Fred lounge chair by Fritz Hansen.
