Copenhague Chair

COPENHAGUE CHAIR
RONAN & ERWAN BOUROULLEC

HAY has invited Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec to design a new collection of furniture for the redesigned University of Copenhagen (KUA). The collection includes a wooden chair, a bar stool and several tables

The starting point for this series is an old university chair, architect Bernt Pedersen's trestle chair. This chair is a simple and beautiful chair with an uncomplicated identity. In our interpretation we have upheld the original chair typlogy (trestle chair) and sought to maintain the compelling simplicity of the original chair.

We have attempted to create a range of educational furniture which in form and identity has a clear dating in our age and which in a compelling manner uncovers the current functional needs of a university. It has also been our aspiration to distance ourselves from the slightly institutional expression of the original chair and create furniture with greater originality and a more domestic expression.

The seat and back are mounted in the centre of the seat creating a highly flexible and resilient comfort - the seat follows the movement of the user. The chair also has a flexible back, which bears similarity to the cantilever chairs, which was first designed by the Bauhaus school in Germany in the 1930's.

The collection is available in soap treated beech, lacquered oak or stained oak.
The chair is also available with upholstery.

DIMENSIONS
Chair /W 49 x D 50 x H 46/80 cm
Barstool / W: 9 x D 52 x H 75 cm

MATERIALS
Soap treated beech, lacquered oak, stained oak

COLOURS
Beech soaped
Oak, clear lacquer
Black, stained
White, stained
Grey, stained
Coral, stained

UPHOLSTERY
Remix
Steelcut Trio
Steelcut
Hallingdal