The Seal Lounge Chair

Overview

Ib Kofod-Larsen is credited as designer of The Seal Lounge Chair, High Back, which Audo Copenhagen lists in its lounge chair range. Audo describes a sculpted solid oak or walnut frame with a floating shell, angled armrests and a sprung seat with foam and pocket springs. The page says the chair is named after the Swedish ski resort. A low-back version also exists.

Construction

The materials list names oak or walnut, plywood, steel, plastic and solid beech, together with foam, felt, quilt foam, rubber and pocket springs. Audo's product sheet says the wood is CNC carved, with natural oak or oiled walnut, and that the inner plywood components and the pocket springs in the seat are finished with a surface of foam ready for upholstery.

Specifications

• Dimensions: W 80 × D 82 × H 92 cm
• Seat height: 40 cm; arm height: 61 cm; seat depth: 53 cm
• Frame: natural oak or walnut
• Upholstery options: Dunes 21004, Re-wool 218, Logan Flint, Logan Jasmine, Aida Oeko-Tex 1618, Aida Oeko-Tex 0329
• Net weight: 29 kg

An armchair typical of its time

Audo calls The Seal arguably one of Ib Kofod-Larsen's best-known designs, an elegant armchair that is typical of its time and entirely timeless. The page says the angled frame and armrests and the leather upholstery put comfort at the fore, inviting lounging.

Name and form

The page says the chair is named after the Swedish ski resort and calls it a fine example of Ib Kofod-Larsen's organic design and focus on detail and comfort. Despite the heavy materials, Audo says the chair has a lightness to it, because the shell appears to float inside the wooden frame.