Poul Volther

A believer in Functionalism, he avoided short-lived aesthetic trends, concentrating on the simple crafting of quality materials.

As a teacher at Denmark's Design School, he encouraged hundreds of students to aim for high quality craftsmanship.

[1] His early chair designs were based on a series of cushions separated by open spaces in order to economize on materials which were difficult to obtain after the Second World War.

The following year, as the result of cooperation between Volther and the recently established Erik Jørgensen furniture factory, a new model with a chrome-plated steel frame was marketed in 1964.

Today, with its elliptical, blow-up cushions, it has reached iconic status, becoming Jørgensen's most successful item, with sales of almost 3,000 a year.