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V11 Lounge Chair upholstered in GUBI Smooth Leather Cream
To ensure Wikkelsø’s original design is precisely recreated,
GUBI worked in close collaboration with the designer’s family,
employing a 3D scanning process on original examples of
the design in order to perfectly capture the V11’s original
aesthetic and construction. A gifted cabinetmaker, Wikkelsø
typically created furniture that involved a high degree of
complexity in its construction, and the V11 is no exception.
Each component of the chair has to be crafted by hand, and,
because of the unusual shape of the chair body, the upholstery
closure has to be positioned visibly at the top rather than
concealed at the bottom. To give the chair a seamless piped
edge therefore requires the highest upholstery skills, as any
imperfection would be clearly exposed.
The reintroduced editions of both the lounge chair and
the ottoman are FSC®-certified (FSC®-C176589) and
comprise a wooden frame, with legs in either solid walnut
or oak, and numerous upholstery options available. On the
Lounge Chair, s-spring suspension beneath the seat and
four removable, feather-filled cushions ensure comfort on
all sides – this is a chair one can sink into and stay in for
hours. The V11 Ottoman features a single cushion that can
be easily removed for cleaning.
Like GUBI’s other Wikkelsø furniture – the Croissant Sofa
and Lounge Chair – the V11 is designed to offer a balance
of timeless formal elegance, comfort, and longevity, slipping
effortlessly into both modern and classic interiors, and
offering its owner decades of relaxation.
Returned to production by GUBI, the V11 Lounge Chair
and Ottoman serve as at-a-glance testimony to Wikkelsø’s
forward-thinking, quintessentially modern style as a
designer, but it is not until the moment one sits in the chair
that his exceptional craft and dedication to physical comfort
and flexibility become immediately, irresistibly clear.
V11 Lounge Chair upholstered in GUBI Smooth Leather Coffee
