BD1 Lounge Chair
Designed as a typographic gesture translated into furniture, the BD1 balances strict minimalism with a distinctly playful character.
About
Launched over 30 years ago at Milan’s Salone del Mobile, the BD1 Lounge Chair by Björn Dahlström has since become part of modern design history. Popularly known as the Comma, the lounge chair appears in the collections of both the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Röhsska Museet in Gothenburg. Rather than belonging to any specific era, the BD1 presents itself as a furniture piece that exists in a time of its own. This may well be due to its clarity. The basic idea of creating a lounge chair in the form of a typographic character was executed with great rigor and consistency. The design itself is strictly minimalist, yet delightfully naïve – almost comic-book-like.
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The designer / Björn Dahlström
Björn Dahlström is a multifaceted designer who over the years has developed a wide range of products – furniture, bicycles, toys, rugs, drinking glasses, crowbars, and carafes. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the prestigious Thorsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize from the Röhsska Museum. His work is represented in museums across Europe, among them the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Centre national des arts plastiques in Paris.