10 October 2011
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Jaime Hayon’s FAVN sofa
FAVN; the Danish name for embrace, is a sofa designed by Jaime Hayon for Fritz Hansen. Launched during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in spring 2011 the sofa might not be cheap but makes a strong statement and I look forward to seeing the inspiration that the high-street takes from this design.
“I wanted the sofa to be based on a shell. A shell being hard on the outside, soft and welcoming on the inside.” Says Jaime Hayón. “I wanted to create a form that embraces you, something really organic – that’s why we named it FAVN. FAVN is picking up from the long tradition of Arne Jacobsen in the sense that I wanted to create a form that was based on a shell, like the Egg™ and the Swan™ which looks equally beautiful from all angles.” Hayón continues.
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Daniel Nelson is the art editor for Heart Home. Having worked in design for the past decade, he started ateliertally.com as a discussion of timeless, modernist product design. Trained as a graphic designer, he also has an avid interest in typography. You can follow him on Twitter @ateliertally. Connect with Daniel on Google+. Read more posts by Daniel Nelson.
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NEW blog post: Jaime Hayon’s FAVN sofa http://t.co/ywXjqWBX #dbcollective
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That is the sleekest, most elegant piece of seating I have ever seen! Bravo!
so wonderful world !
I love it !
many thanks
Love this sofa: Jaime Hayon’s FAVN sofa http://t.co/VErDf97U via @hearthomemag
NEW blog post: Jaime Hayon’s FAVN sofa http://t.co/ywXjqWBX #dbcollective