Original Midcentury Danish ‘Embassy’ Lounge Chair by Otto Larsen for Soborg Mobelfabrik

This sharp, angular armchair was designed by Otto H Larsen in the 1970s for Søborg Møbler, a highly reputable and long-established Danish fine furniture maker who collaborated with many of the leading midcentury designers of the day from Borge Mogensen to Christian Hvidt. This was the ‘Embassy’ model, a boxy, indulgent lounge chair defined by the straight lines and angles of its mahogany frame. With generous proportions and a profile that’s dramatic from every angle, it’s a chair that everyone will be fighting for sitting rights over! Expertly crafted, just savour the joints at its four corners. The original wool upholstery is a weave of blue and green to create a striking teal that’s in fantastic, bright order throughout. A brutalist beauty, this is a statement chair.

SKU: S637

Description

This original, vintage chair is ‘sold as seen’. It is in good – very good, used condition. The wooden frame has been cleaned and a natural beeswax polish applied but otherwise the finish is original. There are two cushions, both in very good order with working zips and plump inners. The original teal wool fabric is in great shape with no marks or areas of wear, just light signs of use. The fixed upholstery on the frame is also in good order. There is some minor sunlight fading along the tops and arm ends in line with is age and function. The fabric underneath the seat cushion has been cut presumably to check / replace the webbing straps underneath (note: we have not done this ourselves – it’s as acquired). We have shown this in a photo, along with a photo of the underside of the chair. Obviously this doesn’t show as it’s underneath the cushion and the webbing is in good order. The wooden frame carries some light knocks and surface scuffs including a dent on the back stretcher – please refer to our photo. There are some superficial scratches on one side of the chair which we’ve shown in our photos but they’re only noticeable when they catch the light. This is a beautifully crafted chair that’s solid, stable and substantial with no joint concerns. The original maker’s label is in place on the underside of the chair.

Dimensions
H: 65.5cm to frame – 77cm to cushion top / W: 78cm / D: 77cm / Seat H: 45cm / Seat D: 51cm / Seat W: 55cm