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The Grace Chair by Danish architect and designer Tove Kindt-Larsen
(1906-1994) is an elegant take on an informal typology new to the
GUBI Collection – the rattan lounge chair. Bringing to life a design
never before put into production, GUBI has worked closely with Tove
Kindt-Larsen’s family to develop the piece from a conceptual sketch
she drew in 1936, which was recently discovered in an archived folder
of her jewelry designs.
Inspired by the soft curves and materiality found in nature, the
Grace Chair is a compilation of curves. Woven by hand from the
natural material by Indonesian craftspeople, it comprises a circular
seat atop a slightly larger, offset, circular base, with an embracing
backrest populated with long loops of rattan. The lower part of the
backrest is woven together to support a generous unholstered seat
cushion.
The flexibility of rattan – its ability to be bent and shaped at will – is
at the heart of Tove Kindt-Larsen’s vision for the Grace Chair. The
rattan flexes under the weight of the sitter, adding another layer of
support as it adapts to the contours of the body.
Grace Chair
Available late April 2021
