Paustian Modular Sofa by Erik Rasmussen

Paustian Modular Sofa is a popular classic by Erik Rasmussen who started the whole trend of the colorful Lego bricks. Modular sofa was designed back in 1969 – and is still as topical with its unique ability to change expression depending on the module composition and upholstery. It can be composed of modules and corner modules, and you can also get a loose pouf. Sofa modules can be upholstered with textile or leather. Website: www.paustian.dk

Paustian Gardenset

Leif Erik Rasmussen’s Garden Set consists of an all-in-one bench and table, and it is difficult to imagine anything more straightforward. “The idea was to be free of all that clutter you sometimes get in gardens with loose tables and chairs, and to use materials that can be left outdoors all year round. It was to be just as natural as the plants and trees in the garden,” Leif Erik Rasmussen explains. He designed the Garden Set for... 

Furniture line by Frank O. Gehry

One of the more spectacular 70s chairs is Frank O. Gehry’s cardboard chair, Wiggle Side Chair, which is made out of 60 layers of closely compressed corrugated cardboard. The chair was actually an experiment, but at its unveiling in 1972 interest was so overwhelming that Gehry re-called the chair shortly afterwards for fear of becoming better known as a furniture designer than as an architect when architecture was his real passion. Luckily, the...