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The Relaunched Metropolitan Chair from Carl Hansen & Son

While not as well known as some of their contemporaries, designers Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen still had the skill set and eyes of top-notch designers. First presented in 1949 at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Furniture Exhibition, the Metropolitan Chair is undoubtedly Danish with a classic feel that can hold its own with all of the more acknowledged icons. The chair is finally getting its due after Carl Hansen & Son chose to relaunch it in late 2014.

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The Metropolitan Chair (LM92) is now available in solid oak or walnut legs with a leather saddle seat and backrest in either natural, cognac, or black.

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Curious about the name? It was dubbed the Metropolitan Chair in 1961 after being purchased by the Metropolitan Museum in New York for its exhibition, The Arts of Denmark.

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Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.