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. TwitterFacebookPinterest 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. Related Stories Partnerships A Tale of Two Halves A celebration of unity, in partnership with Fritz Hansen. Fashion Issue 42 Metamorphosis Michael Oliver Love envisions the singularity—the moment where technological change becomes uncontrollable and irreversible. Fashion Issue 42 Off Grid Pack a bag. Pitch a tent. Find a slice of nature to call your own. Design Issue 42 Light Snack A luminous celebration of gelatin. Design Issue 42 Studio Tour: Fernando Caruncho Gardens sit between the natural and the artificial. George Upton meets the man mediating between the two. Design Issue 42 Hella Jongerius The industrial designer on style at every scale.
Fashion Issue 42 Metamorphosis Michael Oliver Love envisions the singularity—the moment where technological change becomes uncontrollable and irreversible.
Design Issue 42 Studio Tour: Fernando Caruncho Gardens sit between the natural and the artificial. George Upton meets the man mediating between the two.
