&Tradition Little Petra VB1 Chair Sheepskin & Footstool

Designer
Viggo Boesen

Initially 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. It’s one of just a few designs by architect Viggo Boesen, who became associated with Denmark’s signature design aesthetic in the 1930s called 'funkis style'.


  • Materials: Sheepskin Moonlight, Wood, HR foam, polyester wadding, Walnut or Oak wood legs
  • Dimensions:
  • Chair: Height - 75cm x Depth - 83cm x Length - 79cm (Seat height: 40cm/ Seating depth: 55cm)
  • Footstool: Height: 38cm x Width: 53cm x Depth: 53cm
  • Delivery Time: Around 8 weeks
  • Design Classic from 1938

Designed By
Viggo Boesen is a relatively little known architect who contributed to Denmark’s signature design aesthetic in the 1930s. In particular, his work reflected Scandinavian ‘Funkis’ style, a Nordic take on Art Deco. In contrast to mass-produced materials and the less-is-more approach from the Bauhaus school of thought, Boesen brought a soft, warm and almost naive aspect to design, ushering in new forms of upholstered furniture. Only a few of his designs were ever produced, yet Boesen’s original ideas, organic shapes and expressive design lingo were precursors to Denmark’s subsequent stance on modernism in the decades that followed.

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