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The VIA57™ Chair is Designed for NYC’s Skyline

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, in collaboration with Danish design group KiBiSi, designed the VIA57™ lounge chair for Fritz Hansen. Just like many other pieces of Fritz Hansen furniture, the new chair was designed for a specific location, Ingels’ brand-new VIA 57 WEST building in New York City.

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The chair’s unusual tetrahedral shape, inspired by the pyramid-like stance of the VIA 57 WEST building, allows you to sit from either side. You can also position the chair individually or grouped together into mini sofas.

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Angled wooden legs support the upholstered seat, which is available in a Hallingdal 65 and Steelcut Trio fabrics.

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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.