CONTEXT
INSIDE SCANDINAVIA
For a study abroad furniture studio, students were tasked with designing a chair within a Scandinavian context, emphasizing maximum utility with minimal material.
To deepen this understanding, the program included field studies and study tours across Denmark and Sweden.
Like ants, we are small in comparison to the complex systems we navigate everyday. The chair suggests a pause to take in the vastness of the world.
The final form comes as a fully assembled indoor lounge chair that maximizes the natural strength of ash hardwood, finished with a colonial maple stain.
Laminated seat and backrest
three-legged structure
central spine
MYRE CHAIR
An indoor lounge chair that celebrates Scandinavian craftsmanship and design heritage
Year
Duration
Location
Instructors
2025
6 Weeks
Copenhagen, Denmark
Erling Christoffersen,
Dögg Gudmundsdottir
On-site technical drawings exercises helped students comprehend the structural properties and construction logic of wood.
Inspired by Scandinavian design practices of iteration, reduction, and references to nature, the Myre Chair builds upon the structural and aesthetic qualities of Arne Jacobsen’s Ant Chair—hence its name, derived from the Danish word for “ant”—and Jørgen Høvelskov’s Harp Chair.
FINAL FORM
THE ULTIMATE LOUNGE
The backrest is reduced to only the surfaces necessary for support, creating a lightweight chair that allows for arm mobility and flexible positions.
The living room of Bruno Matthson’s Värnamo home in Sweden featuring his iconic Eva Chair. The designs of Matthson, along with famous Danish designers Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner and Finn Juhl, were thoroughly studied during the tour.
LEFT TO RIGHT
Cardboard sketch model of the structural frame; laminated three layers of 4 cm plywood for the seat; fabrication of round, tapered legs using a table saw and drill; legs and stretchers clamped and joinery glued.
Kaare Klint’s Faaborg Chair is as functional as it is aesthetic: it faces the art, is lightweight for easy movement, and remains visually modest to keep focus on the exhibition.
IDEATION
ITERATING ON LEGACY
PROCESS
SKETCH TO SHOP
A cushioned seat and supportive backrest where it’s needed — at the shoulders, back, and waist — provide sustained comfort.
Laminated seat and backrest
Laminated seat and backrest
Like ants, we are small in comparison to the complex systems we navigate everyday. The chair suggests a pause to take in the vastness of the world.
FINAL FORM
THE ULTIMATE LOUNGE
MYRE CHAIR
An indoor lounge chair celebrating Scandinavian craftsmanship and design heritage
Year
2025
Duration
6 Weeks
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Instructors
Erling Christoffersen,
Dögg Gudmundsdottir
central spine
central spine
LEFT TO RIGHT
Cardboard sketch model of the structural frame; laminated three layers of 4 cm plywood for the seat; fabrication of round, tapered legs using a table saw and drill; legs and stretchers clamped and joinery glued.
Inspired by Scandinavian design practices of iteration, reduction, and references to nature, the Myre Chair builds upon the structural and aesthetic qualities of Arne Jacobsen’s Ant Chair—hence its name, derived from the Danish word for “ant”—and Jørgen Høvelskov’s Harp Chair.
three-legged structure
The final form comes as a fully assembled indoor lounge chair that maximizes the natural strength of ash hardwood, finished with a colonial maple stain.
A cushioned seat and supportive backrest where it’s needed — at the shoulders, back, and waist — provide sustained comfort.
The living room of Bruno Matthson’s Värnamo home in Sweden featuring his iconic Eva Chair. The designs of Matthson, along with famous Danish designers Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner and Finn Juhl, were thoroughly studied during the tour.
The backrest is reduced to only the surfaces necessary for support, creating a lightweight chair that allows for arm mobility and flexible positions.
On-site technical drawings exercises helped students comprehend the structural properties and construction logic of wood.
CONTEXT
INSIDE SCANDINAVIA
Kaare Klint’s Faaborg Chair is as functional as it is aesthetic: it faces the art, is lightweight for easy movement, and remains visually modest to keep focus on the exhibition.
IDEATION
ITERATING ON LEGACY
PROCESS
SKETCH TO SHOP
To deepen this understanding, the program included field studies and study tours across Denmark and Sweden.
For a study abroad furniture studio, students were tasked with designing a chair within a Scandinavian context, emphasizing maximum utility with minimal material.