Originally designed for the Vega Concert Hall in Copenhagen, the VLA26T Vega Chair is a sculptural masterpiece, perfectly combining wood and steel to produce a slender and refined dining chair. As one of Denmark’s most remarkable architects, Lauritzen’s genius was in expertly blending form and function to create an outstanding piece of contemporary design. With a dynamic curve that expertly supports the sitter, the chair is ideal for relaxing around a dining table. The wooden feet add authentic, craftsmanlike detail to the piece.
Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) was one of the most significant architects in the history of Denmark; he was the trail-blazing figurehead of Danish functionalism. A number of his buildings – Nørrebro Theatre, Daells Varehus department store, Radiohuset and the first airport built in Kastrup – represented the concentrated essence of contemporary life. Other significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include Folkets Hus better known today as the Vega concert venue, the Shellhuset building and the Danish embassy in Washington.
Throughout his life, Vilhelm Lauritzen adhered to the principle that architecture is applied art – with equal emphasis on both ‘art’ and ‘applied’. “No life without aesthetics” was another one of Vilhelm Lauritzen’s firmly held beliefs.
