DESIGN EXCELLENCE

THE TIRED MAN

FLEMMING LASSEN

Credited for his role in bringing func-

tionalism to Denmark, Flemming Lassen

was an architect and designed noted for

his exacting craftsmanship and naïve ex-

pression.

Lassen drew much of his inspiration

from the architect Mies van der Rohe and

the tenets of the Bauhaus artistic move-

ment – a less is more approach focused

on form, function and novel materials

counterbalanced with human needs. His

original and distinctive designs with time-

less silhouettes still resonate today.

The epitome of craftsmanship and comfort, the characteristically curved armchair was designed by Flemming

Larsen to feel “as warm and snug as a polar bear cub in the arms of its mother.”

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AUDO COPENHAGEN

The Tired Man was launched at the

Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhi-

bition in 1935 and has since become an

icon of Danish design.

Relaunched in 2015, the award-win-

ning design is offered in plush uphol-

stery, including sheepskin in a nod to the

original, and with natural or dark-oiled

oak heartwood legs and front brass cast-

ers for easy movement. A corresponding

footstool ensures further comfort.

the tired man

designer flemming lassen

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

architect & designer

flemming lassen, from cph

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