Normann Copenhagen launches Form furniture by Simon Legald
Northmodern 2015: Danish designer Simon Legald's seating range for furniture brand Normann Copenhagen draws inspiration from hundreds of chair designs throughout history (+ slideshow).
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First designed as Simon Legald's graduation project from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2012, the collection of injection-moulded polypropylene shell chairs is the result of more than 20 prototypes created over three years.
"I had an idea of what the ideal chair should look like, and I have had this idea for many years," said Legald. "I have analysed hundreds of chairs from different periods during the design process."
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The basic Form Chair features a shell seat and a range of wooden bases. It is available with or without armrests, and as a barstool in two different heights.
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To enable a variety of current and upcoming base designs, Legald has come up with a mounting solution consisting of four moulded-plastic connectors. These were designed to replace the traditional approach of boring a different set of holes into the chair for each possible base.
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"The goal was also to create a flexible design that could be adapted to countless types of bases, including the ones that will emerge in the future," said a spokesperson for Normann Copenhagen.
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"The connection principle developed especially for the Form Chair makes it possible to mount different types of bases in the same holes. As a result Form is a homogenous and aesthetic design regardless of which angle you look at the chair from."
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The base is available in lacquered steel, American oak or walnut. The wooden bases are assembled and sanded by hand, while the steel designs are welded together – eliminating the need for screws.
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Seats are available in blue, grey, green, red, black and white.
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Legald has also designed a collection of tables to accompany the chairs. The Form Table has a top made of medium-density fibreboard (MDF) covered with linoleum. Other features include hand-finished solid oak profiles, cross bars and supports.
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The legs attached using the same moulded connectors developed for the chairs but made from aluminium. Square and rectangular versions come in six colours.
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The range will debut at the Northmodern design fair in the Danish capital, and will also be presented over the next two months at Maison&Objet in Paris, Stockholm Furniture Fair and Ambiente in Frankfurt.
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Simon Legald's previous projects for Normann Copenhagen include the stackable melamine Nabo Trays, the Folk family of candle holders, and the Basic Series of simplified wine accessories.