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 Fashion Issue 45 Wildest Dream The case for camouflage. Design Fashion Issue 45 Lisa Yamai Snow Peak's president wants you to get out more. Fashion Issue 45 Wet Look When getting ready is half the fun. Fashion Issue 45 Bianca Saunders The future (of menswear) is female. Arts & Culture Design Issue 45 The New Craftsmen From the Outer Hebrides to central London, Catherine Lock is celebrating the crafts heritage of Great Britain. Design Issue 45 Mac Collins Four questions for an emerging designer.
Arts & Culture Design Issue 45 The New Craftsmen From the Outer Hebrides to central London, Catherine Lock is celebrating the crafts heritage of Great Britain.
