Flemming Agger rare modular “Crown” sofa produced by Bramin, Denmark 1967 (SOLD)

Flemming Agger rare modular “Crown” sofa produced by Bramin, Denmark 1967.

The present sofa design was the winning entry of the United Foam furniture design competition at the School of Applied Art in Copenhagen in 1967. The present model Kronen (Danish for crown) sofa consists of four modular elements of foam-covered fiberglass on one circular steel ring base. It was chosen by N.A. Jørgenson in Bramming to go into production, but ultimately only a few were made and the design never went into full-scale manufacturing. The competition and the winning design were reported about in two major Scandinavian publications at the time – Form and Mobilia. Shown in the magazines originally covered in Verner Panton “Unisol” fabric, remnants of which were found on the present lot, it is possible this example was the sofa featured in the competition, and thus illustrated in the publications.

Literature:
Torben Schmidt, “Nordiska möbler,” Form: Svenska Slöjdföreningens Tidskrift, no. 5, 1967, p. 334
“The Scandinavian Furniture Fairs 1967”, Mobilia, no. 143, June 1967, n.p.

Source: Philips.com

Provenance:
We bought this sofa from the first owner. It still contained the original Verner Panton fabric but it was beyond saving so we had to re-upholster this piece. We do have pictures of this process on request. On the last picture you can see the original Panton fabric.

Condition:
This sofa has been fully re-upholstered in a luxury cream/grey wool boucle fabric.

Measurements:
Height: 109 cm
Diameter: 315 cm
Each chair: 109.2 x 160 x 91.4 cm