Mayor AJ5
Mayor AJ5, Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen's 1939 three-seater sofa, 200 cm long
2000 × 820 × 620 mm
Source: product page text — Mayor AJ5 three-seater — published as W 200 × D 62 × H 82 cm
1939
Lithuania
Description
Overview
Mayor AJ5 is a three-seater sofa by Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen, dated 1939 and made today by &Tradition.
Construction
The base is solid oak or walnut, with turned and CNC-milled legs on felt gliders. Inside is a solid beech and plywood frame with elastic belts, HR foam, polyester wadding and fabric or leather upholstery. Four wood finishes are listed. Rated EN 15373 Level 2, general contract use.
Specifications
H 82 × D 62 × L 200 cm, seating depth 50 cm, seat height 44 cm on the fact sheet, weight 45 kg.
Story
Finishes and covers
The page and fact sheet list four wood finishes. The page shows an Oiled Walnut base with Cifrado 0221, and another official photograph is captioned Mayor AJ5 Moss 0022 at Moltkes Palae in Copenhagen.
Customer-supplied material requires &Tradition approval; the sheet calculates 6.5 metres of 140 cm fabric or 11 square metres of leather.
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