CASE STUDY
— THE CHAIR
DESIGN
Each period of design history has its quintessential chairs. From the humble stool to the throne, they bear cultures and tell of time and place. The chair is the designer’s most challenging object, closer to a human being than any other piece of furniture, it contains the body, supporting it and reflecting it. Straight-backed or curvaceous, folded in plywood or woven in wire, vintage yet fresh or from now yet classic, everyday but rare. Our 12-page HOMAGE TO THE CHAIR celebrates expression and function.
PLUS
DESIGNER ILSE CRAWFORD WRITES ABOUT HER QUEST FOR THE PERFECT CHAIR
“THERE IS NO CASE TO DESIGN A CHAIR FOR ITS OWN SAKE BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF LESS BUT BETTER, AS SITTING IS CHANGING, SO IS THE IDEAL CHAIR.”
This story is featured in Ark Journal VOL I
PHOTOGRAPHY HEIDI LERKENFELDT
STYLING PERNILLE VEST
PURE VOLUME AND SPACE — HOME COPENHAGEN
An attic apartment by David Thulstrup inspired by his interiors of Noma restaurant exudes humanity and humility with architectural clarity and grace.
RE RUIN — HOME BERLIN
Building their home amid the ruins of an abandoned GDR property in east Berlin gave artist Anselm Reyle and architect Tanja Lincke the chance to rediscover the beauty of creative freedom.
MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE – ANN VERONICA JANSSENS
Growing up in Kinshasa, Ann Veronica Janssens would often watch the sunset and sunrise, specifically the deep shades of violets, yellows, pinks and reds that swept across the sky, over the nearby mountains.
CASE STUDY
— THE CHAIR
design
Each period of design history has its quintessential chairs. From the humble stool to the throne, they bear cultures and tell of time and place. The chair is the designer’s most challenging object, closer to a human being than any other piece of furniture, it contains the body, supporting it and reflecting it. Straight-backed or curvaceous, folded in plywood or woven in wire, vintage yet fresh or from now yet classic, everyday but rare. Our 12-page HOMAGE TO THE CHAIR celebrates expression and function.
PLUS
DESIGNER ILSE CRAWFORD WRITES ABOUT HER QUEST FOR THE PERFECT CHAIR
“THERE IS NO CASE TO DESIGN A CHAIR FOR ITS OWN SAKE BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF LESS BUT BETTER, AS SITTING IS CHANGING, SO IS THE IDEAL CHAIR.”
This story is featured in Ark Journal VOL I
PHOTOGRAPHY HEIDI LERKENFELDT
STYLING PERNILLE VEST