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VLA75 Foyer Bench
ott****SHIPS IN 10-12 WEEKS****
Design Vilhelm Lauritzen, 1945
Solid wood, foam, paper cord, upholstery
Made in Denmark by Carl Hansen & Son
The Foyer Bench has a delicate idiom and is meticulously upholstered with handmade buttons. The Foyer Series was exclusively created by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Radiohuset in Copenhagen in 1945.
ilhelm Theodor Lauritzen was one of Denmark’s most influential architects and a father of Danish Modernism. Today, many of his projects remain as lasting examples of a new and revolutionary approach to architecture in which form followed function. Throughout his career, he maintained that architecture should be an applied art that serves all, not just the privileged few. Among Lauritzen’s most famous and acclaimed works are Copenhagen Airport’s first terminal (1939), which is now known as the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal, Radiohuset broadcasting building in Frederiksberg (1945), Vega music venue in Copenhagen (1956), and the Danish Embassy in Washington D.C. (1960). Vilhelm Lauritzen was born on 10 September 1894 in Slagelse, Denmark. He graduated high school from Sorø Akademi in 1912 and from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture in Copenhagen in 1921. The following year, he founded Tegnestuen Vilhelm Lauritzen (today Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects). Lauritzen’s talents extended to interior design. Over the course of his career, he created everything from door handles, ashtrays, and railings to lamps, sofas, and chairs.
Dimensions: 93.9 W x 18.9" D x 17.9" H
VLA75 Foyer Bench
ott****SHIPS IN 10-12 WEEKS****
Design Vilhelm Lauritzen, 1945
Solid wood, foam, paper cord, upholstery
Made in Denmark by Carl Hansen & Son
The Foyer Bench has a delicate idiom and is meticulously upholstered with handmade buttons. The Foyer Series was exclusively created by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Radiohuset in Copenhagen in 1945.
ilhelm Theodor Lauritzen was one of Denmark’s most influential architects and a father of Danish Modernism. Today, many of his projects remain as lasting examples of a new and revolutionary approach to architecture in which form followed function. Throughout his career, he maintained that architecture should be an applied art that serves all, not just the privileged few. Among Lauritzen’s most famous and acclaimed works are Copenhagen Airport’s first terminal (1939), which is now known as the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal, Radiohuset broadcasting building in Frederiksberg (1945), Vega music venue in Copenhagen (1956), and the Danish Embassy in Washington D.C. (1960). Vilhelm Lauritzen was born on 10 September 1894 in Slagelse, Denmark. He graduated high school from Sorø Akademi in 1912 and from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture in Copenhagen in 1921. The following year, he founded Tegnestuen Vilhelm Lauritzen (today Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects). Lauritzen’s talents extended to interior design. Over the course of his career, he created everything from door handles, ashtrays, and railings to lamps, sofas, and chairs.
Dimensions: 93.9 W x 18.9" D x 17.9" H