Maarten Van Severen Leather Lounge Chair 04
Leather Lounge Chair 04's lines are just what one would expect from
Maarten Van Severen and Pastoe: refined, pure and honest. From the
side, the profile looks almost graphic, but takes a surprising turn
when viewed straight on, with the mounted armrest on one side extending
like a wing from the seat.
To emphasize the line, less bulky materials
were chosen. The seat portion is built on a thin stainless steel frame,
upon which a leather cover is stretched. The cover, in natural leather,
consists of a crosspiece of stitched-together panels, and is connected
by screws to the frame. In choosing pared-down assembly techniques,
such as a simple crosspiece and screws, the image of the seat portion
fits in perfectly with the chair's clear graphic lines.
The seat is
supported by four legs. The sleek, minimal line of the tubular
stainless steel legs makes the seat appear to float. The armrest and
comfortable seat from the leather's natural suppleness and the
pleasant curve of the seat back give the Leather Lounge Chair 04 the
ease of an armchair, though the form evokes more of a chaise longue.
Either way, the Leather Lounge Chair 04 is a surprising look.
The
Leather Lounge Chair 04 is the result of four years hard work. The
project began in 2002 at a kitchen table, with discussions between
Maarten Van Severen and Harm Scheltens, former director of Pastoe.
Several sketches and a prototype later, the project took a decisive
turn in late 2004.
Maarten was already quite ill at that point, says
Scheltens, but he was fully prepared to give this project the
necessary push. He saw it as a legacy. Together with the Van Severen
family and Fabian Schwaerzler Van Severen's former assistant work
on the project continued after Van Severen's death.
The completed
design is not only very close to the original sketches, but also,
importantly, to the prototype Maarten Van Severen himself made. For
years Maarten dreamed of a simple and comfortable Lounge Chair with one
armrest, says Schwaerzler. He would without a doubt be very happy
with this result. In the final version we have stayed as faithful as
possible to Maarten's way of thinking - it's about technical and
aesthetic renewal, with the bar being raised higher and higher, and
form serving the function of beauty.
The Leather Lounge Chair 04
ultimately became a chair emphasizing the high quality standards we
have come to expect from Van Severen and Pastoe. Finally, we have a
product that's 100% Van Severn, but also 100% Pastoe, says Remco van
der Voort, director of Pastoe, and they complement one another. It is
the perfect embodiment of how we view design: pared-down, contemporary,
and durable.
Design:
Maarten Van Severen
Year:
2006
Manufacturer:
Pastoe
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