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The Seal Ottoman
The Seal Ottoman by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1952: solid oak or walnut frame, pocket-sprung seat.
750 × 400 × 450 mm
1952
Poland
15 kg
Approx. $1,500 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
The Seal Ottoman is presented by Audo Copenhagen as a 1952 design by Ib Kofod-Larsen, created to complement The Seal Chair. The page describes it as a footrest or extra seat.
Construction
The page describes a solid oak or walnut frame with wool or leather upholstery and pocket springs with layered foam. Audo's product sheet gives CNC-carved wood in natural oak or oiled walnut, with a foam surface on the plywood inner parts and the pocket springs, and a net weight of 15 kg.
Specifications
- Dimensions: W 75 x D 45 x H 40 cm
- Frame: oiled natural oak or walnut
- Seat covers: six choices, wool, cotton-wool or aniline leather
- Weight: 15 kg net
Story
Made to complement The Seal Chair
Audo's page dates the ottoman to 1952 and says it was designed to complement The Seal Chair, with the same attention to detail, comfort and organic forms that it credits to Ib Kofod-Larsen.
Named after Sälen
According to the page, the name The Seal comes from Sälen, a Swedish ski resort. The page calls the design a fine example of the designer's organic forms.
More by Ib Kofod-Larsen
The Penguin Lounge Chair
The Penguin Lounge Chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen, with a curved plywood back and angled seat.
The Penguin Wooden Lounge Chair
A compact Penguin lounge chair with solid oak frame and form-pressed veneer seat and back.
The Penguin Dining Chair
Ib Kofod-Larsen's 1953 dining chair with an organic plywood shell and slender steel frame.
The Penguin Rocking Chair
Ib Kofod-Larsen’s 1953 rocker with a curved veneer back and solid ash rockers.
Collection
The Seal
Audo's The Seal Collection by Ib Kofod-Larsen: the lounge chair in low-back and high-back versions with a floating shell, plus The Seal Ottoman, in six colours.
