Armchair in stainless steel and leather

Designed by Sverre Fehn in 1963

The Venezia Chair is truly a statement piece, highlighting the more continental side of Sverre Fehn. The soft, wave-like cushion is made of vegetable-tanned leather by Tärnsjö Garveri in Sweden, using hides from local farms. The bent steel construction delicately defines the seating space, making the armchair feel almost as a room in itself.

The Venezia Chair was originally made for Sverre Fehn’s Nordic Pavilion in Venice, regarded as a masterpiece of post-war architecture. Sverre Fehn tried to get the armchairs manufactured at the time, but costs proved too high, and the two prototypes ended up in the Fehn family’s household.