&Tradition Little Petra VB1 Chair Sheepskin Sahara & Footstool Jens Risom backrest and base

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the chair’s iconic silhouette quickly gained international recognition

Designed by Matthew Hilton for his eponymous brand

Grand Executive combines the unbeatable comfort of an easy chair with the functionality of an office swivel chair – but the mechanics and functions remain hidden away

The Soft Modular Sofa characteristics the simplest design of this sofa type in their purest form

&Tradition Little Petra VB1 Chair Sheepskin Sahara & Footstool Jens Risom backrest and baseInitially introduced back in 1938, Little Petra won instant praise at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibition, subsequently winning awards at exhibits in New York and Berlin. Its one of just a few designs by architect Viggo Boesen, who became associated with Denmarks signature design aesthetic in the 1930s called 'funkis style'. Distinguished by a softer, more abundant, organic aesthetic that challenged the minimalistic approach of Bauhaus.