He wanted a sleek simplistic chair with the comfort of a lounge armchair. The unique thing about the chair is not only the design with one armrest that serves as a side table, but also the natural overstretched leather on the elegant metal frame. This ensures incredible seating comfort.
This is not just a lounge chair by Maarten Van Severen, but a prototype that was produced as a test sample, to find out how much leather was needed and how they were going to make the cross stitches by hand. The leather has one of the most beautiful natural patinas we've ever seen.
Only one copy of this test chair has been made by Pastoe. This was followed by the real production by Pastoe, only 130 copies were produced.
This lounge chair is one of Maarten Van Severen's rarest pieces of furniture and is highly sought after by top architects, interior designers and collectors worldwide.
The chance of ever seeing one is small, the chance of being able to buy one is even smaller.
Maarten Van Severen was a Belgian furniture designer and interior architect. He is considered one of the few Belgian designers who managed to reach the international design top.
Maarten Van Severen is without a doubt the most important Belgian designer of the past two decades. His furniture designs with their typical clear line are known all over the world.
In the late eighties he started making furniture in his own studio in Ghent. The designs are simple, clear and well thought out. They reflect his search for perfection in design, detail and realization. He prefers to call himself a maximalist – someone who tirelessly uses all his energy, knowledge and resources to achieve the desired end result, even if that ultimately seems minimalistic.
His aim was that a piece of furniture should look 'as if it has always been there'.
Van Severen passed away at the age of 48.
