When the visionary architect-cum-designer Mogens Lassen designed the Saxe folding

chair for the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Competition in 1955, it was considered

a bit too modern and audacious.

Today, more than 60 years later, Saxe’s minimalistic and distinctive

lines and the perfect combination of leather, oak wood and brass

detailing are regarded just as modern – a true prime example of

function uniting with aesthetics and quality.

BY MOGENS LASSEN 1955

SAXE