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Collection Story
Origin
Mayor is a family of sofas that Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen drew; 1939 is printed on its product pages and on the fact sheet they share. It has two versions: the three-seater AJ5 and the two-seater AJ6.
Design Language
The product pages tell the story of the sofa in one passage: "In 1939 Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen won an open competition to design a new town hall, a new library and a theatre in Søllerød (Rudersdal)." "For the town hall, they designed a wedding room with accompanying furniture - including a sofa for the waiting area for the couple to sit in before getting married." "Designed for the solemnity, the appearance of the sofa was shaped with high vertical backs and sides." "Get this Mayor sofa in four different variants."
Key Pieces
- AJ5 three-seater sofa, 200 cm long
- AJ6 two-seater sofa, 138 cm long