Covered in a sumptuous range of cotton velours that include ‘zinc grey’, ‘chocolate’, ‘Yves Klein blue’ and ‘grass green’, the curvaceous chaise lounge or chair, combined with a matching ottoman, literally pops with colour.
While some designers take years to create their seminal design, Jan Ekselius came up with this ‘future classic’ when he was only in his 20s and studying at the Royal College of Art. Experimenting with steel pipes, Jan was keen to respond to the natural curvature of the human spine and attracted to the elastic materials used to cover it; the latex-dipped jute fabric was later replaced by Pullmaflex, used for back support in Volvo cars. As a result, the Etcetera chair is proving once again to be popular with designers worldwide who weren’t around when the chair was first released.