{"id":30029,"date":"2015-03-05T09:46:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T17:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=30029"},"modified":"2015-03-18T10:31:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T17:31:37","slug":"ch28-vs-lars-lounge-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/furnishings\/ch28-vs-lars-lounge-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"CH28 vs. Lars Lounge Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Room&Board released their new Lars Lounge Chair<\/a>, I thought that maybe I had seen it somewhere before. Of course, it borrows heavily from a handful of classic Mid-20th century designs, and, in this particular case, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There’s lots of mid century lounge chairs that hit a pretty perfect note of top-notch design and comfort, and often you can find a pair for a decent price (i.e. less than $1k) if you scour eBay and\/or resale shops. There’s also a plethora of dodgy manufacturers that copy classic designs outright, and that’s not cool (or so most people think, myself included) because it’s pretty much stealing someone’s work.
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\n\"Loft<\/p>\n

In the case of the Lars Lounge, it is<\/em> a copy, but in a friendly sort of way. I say ‘friendly’ because it borrows several design cues from classics and combines them into a familiar-yet-affordable seating option. Now, I can’t quite pin down what this wooden lounge chair is called* (above, at left in the living room of Solveig Fernlund and Neil Logan’s loft<\/a>), but it’s the first chair I thought of when recalling what design the Lars most resembled. And, of course, Wegner’s CH28<\/a>, was the second, which you see side-by-side with the Lars in the images at top and below**. <\/p>\n

This isn’t a ‘who wins’ sort of match up, by the way, it’s more of a ‘look at this’ and ‘now, look at this’ and then look at the prices and pick the one you prefer. I think it’s great to see that the best parts of Mid-20th century design aren’t dead, and can be refashioned into a current design that fits today’s lifestyle (and bank account). <\/p>\n

\"CH28<\/p>\n

\"CH28<\/p>\n

Left: CH28<\/a> by Hans Wegner (1952), $3,358.00 (now on sale)
\nDimensions: 30.3″h x 26.3″d x 28.7″w<\/p>\n

Right: Lars Leather Lounge Chair<\/a>, $1,299.00
\nDimensions: 28″h x 31″d x 33″w<\/p>\n

*If you know the name of this chair, let me know, because it’s driving me a little crazy. Update: Hooray! It’s the Hunting Chair by B\u00c3\u00b8rge Mogensen. Thanks to Sam and Anders for answering. <\/p>\n

**Yes, I know, they’re not the same<\/em>, they’re just similar. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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