Together with the price winning Danish design duo FurnID, the manufacturer STOUBY Furniture A/S presents the new chair FROST. With its merging lines and a strong modern appearance, this elegant chair is a serious contender for a new Scandinavian classic.
The newest branch of exciting furniture from Danich STOUBY is the chair FROST, which bewitches the spectator with its floating futuristic expression. At the same time the combination of the upholstered foamed shell and the turned wooden legs draws clear references to the art of classical Scandinavian furniture.
FROST is designed by FurnID, which consists of two talented young designers, Bo Strange and Morten Kjær Stovegaard, both educated at the Danish Design School. Since their start in 2006 the design team has won several prizes for their new way of conceiving design and their endless search for new forms, where the central aim is to design accommodating forms.
Inspired by snow formations The inspiration for FROST; emerged from FurnID’s fascination with the lines and forms, which occur when the wind plays with new fallen snow. In the same way the sculptural chair has the formal qualities of a snowdrift’s beautiful organic form, which covers the snow dressed landscape. Designer Bo Strange explains “It has taken us nearly two years to develop FROST and during the process we there were many challenging discussions. It was a difficult task to keep the beautiful curves of the chair without destroying its comfort and light construction and we did not want to compromise either design or functionality. Since great comfort is a key issue for STOUBY, it took great deal of time to put everything in place”.
The attention to detail is evident and the effort to refine this has paid off when ones eye travels across the sculptural form. The organic form gives FROST a futuristic appearance, where all lines merges together, regardless of the angle from which the chair is viewed.
Finn Juhl meets FurnID In spite of the futuristic expression, FROST clearly draws on references from the classic design aesthetic of the 40’s and the 50’s. FurnID’s main inspiration comes from the famous architect Finn Juhl, who became known for his unique organic idiom, which put Danish design on to the world map.
Just like many of Finn Juhl’s classic furniture, FROST has the characteristic of an upholstered shell, standing on turned wooden legs, which is available in different types of wood. This combination gives the chair a harmonious and balanced appearance.
With its sculptural simplicity and faultless elegance, FROST sits perfectly amongst older classic designs and modern furniture and for that reason this sophisticated chair will be a beautiful addition to any private homes or public space such as hotels, lobbies and airports.
