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Percival Lafer Lounge Chair with Ottoman in Red Brown Leather

Name: Percival Lafer Lounge Chair with Ottoman in Red Brown Leather
Brand: Percival Lafer
Price: 5750 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Percival Lafer, lounge chair with ottoman, model MP-211, hardwood, leather, Brazil, 1974 Bulky and volominous lounge chair with pouf by Brazilian designer Percival Lafer. This chair features a solid dark wooden base with leather seating spanned between the slats. The diagonally placed frame forms a nice contrast with the round, sizable seat, giving the chair a disharmonious look. The leather consists of several shields and is decorated with leather laces. Percival Lafer began making furniture in the early 1960s. He had the true modernist view, and wanted to bring good and affordable design to everyone. His furniture is characterized by a modern and contemporary design in addition with solid hardwoods from Brazil. Dimensions of ottoman: Height 42 m x Width 81 cm x Depth 62 cm Please note that there are several traces that refer to the intensive use and age of this lounge chair, such as faded spots, and scratches on the leather. Reupholstery is possible before shipping by our experienced craftsman and -women in our own in-house restoration atelier. With high attention for the original, they make sure every piece retains its value and is ready for the many years to come. We kindly ask you to contact our design experts for further information about the endless possibilities our restoration and upholstery atelier has to offer. Of course, a locally organized reupholstery is possible as well.

Creator:

Percival Lafer (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 39.77 in (101 cm)Depth: 38.19 in (97 cm)Seat Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Hardwood,Leather

Place of Origin:

Brazil

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1974

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Every item Morentz offers is checked by our team of 30 craftspeople in our in-house workshop. Special restoration or reupholstery requests can be done. Check ‘About the item’ or ask our design specialists for detailed information on the condition.

Seller Location:

Waalwijk, NL

Reference Number:

Seller: 450110311stDibs: LU933124033542

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Percival Lafer

When it comes to mid-century furniture, the innovative work of the Brazilian Modernists has often been overlooked, including the designs of prolific maker Percival Lafer. Lafer studied architecture at São Paulo’s Universidade Mackenzie. After he graduated, his father passed away suddenly, leaving a furniture business that Lafer took over with his brothers.

Taking up the mantle, Lafer made the jump from architecture to furniture design in 1961, putting a focus on thoughtfully designed pieces available at affordable prices. That year, he introduced his supremely popular MP-1 chair, a plush piece of furniture made with iron and wood that he has riffed on throughout his entire career. The silhouettes of his lounge chairs, armchairs and other seating were distinct from streamlined American and European mid-century modernism, taking on casual, puffed forms thanks to his use of polyurethane layers as padding. He combined such contemporary industrial materials with local natural ones, namely Brazilian hardwoods, which delighted customers around the world as Lafer became one of the country’s leading exporters of furniture.

Lafer has continued to design furniture throughout his career, branching into sofas, tables and lighting. He was at the forefront of mechanical furniture movements, debuting the MP-7 sofa, which could turn into a twin bed, in 1965, the first such piece on the market. One of his most intriguing projects was the MP Lafer, a two-seat fiberglass roadster designed to emulate British sports cars. Some 4,300 units were produced over its 16-year manufacturing run in the ’70s and ’80s, with several ending up in the collections of major car museums.

Still, Lafer’s biggest claim to fame is his seating, which he continues to design, drawing inspiration from modern shapes and local materials. In 2017, a retrospective of his work was organized as part of the São Paulo Design Weekend.

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