Collection: FLEMMING LASSEN

Architect FLEMMING LASSEN (1902-1984) Was a Modernist and Part of the Movement to Bring Functionalism to Denmark. He is particularly renowned for his overstuffed furniture Become Known as “The FLEMMING LASSEN STYLE”. Like His Brother Mogens Lassen, Flemming Al -Knew from a Very Young Age That He Wanted to Become He was born IN Artistic Family with a Father Who Was a Decorative Painter and a Mother Who Was Also a Painter. As a Child, He and His Brother Spent All the Savings on Architecture Books and Their Favorite Pastime Was Measuring Houses with the Intension of Sketching Them.

The Lassen Brothers Attended Boarding School with Arne Jacobsen, with Whom the Developed a Close Friendship. Their Relationship Continued INTO ADOLTOOD and FLEMMING LASSEN and Arne Jacobsen MainTained a Close Bond as Colleagues. In 1929, A Competition Was Annnounced to Design The Future ´ Future ´ and Together the Submitted the Contribution Held at the Forum, copenhagen. The result was the Now Famous Circular House, which featured a Helicopter Landing pad on the roof and flat screens on the wills. Their Design Won FIRON FIZE at the Competition and the Future ´ ENSURNATIONATIONATIONAL FLEMMING LASSEN and Arne Jacobsen, Providing them with the breakthrough as Major International Architects. FLEMMING LASSEN and Arne Jacobsen Continued Their Partnership, Designing Building Such As Søllerd Town and Its Complete Interior.

FLEMMING WENT on to Design Many Important Buildings During The Rest of His Life Projects. Today, His Designs Arre Rare and Typicaly Distinctive, Making Them Highly Attractive to Collectors and Pushing Aucing Prices to Record Levels. In fact, an original flemming lassen design, tired man armchair from 1935, Holds The Record as the Most Expensive Chair Ever Sold in Denmark. FLEMING WON MANY AWARDS and Grants for His Architecture His Lifetime, and He Remains a Significant Influence on the Scandinavian Design Scene to This Day.