Mid-Century Modern Sofa Set by Ilmari Lappalainen for Asko, Settee, Sheepskin

Description

Mid-Century Modern ‘Laila’ Sofa Set by Ilmari Lappalainen for Asko, Finland; Settee and Lounge Chairs

Chic and stylish Finnish designer 5-seater sofa set newly upholstered in genuine cream Sheepskin. Both the sofa and the pair of lounge chairs were designed by Ilmari Lappalainen for Asko, a Finnish furniture manufacturer in the late 1940s/50s. This set includes a 3-seater sofa or settee as well as a pair of matching lounge or armchairs. Perfect for a sophistaced seating arrangement for a design-forward space. Designed and produced in Finland.

Sheepskin, Lacquered Legs
Finland, 1948

Ilmari Lappalainen trained first as a teacher of woodworking, then as an interior designer. Lappalainen’s designs are famously comfortable. This pair of lounge chairs are from his Laila series for Asko, where he was a designer from the late 1940s.

Literature:
Riitta Miestamo, “The Form and Substance of Finnish Furniture” Lahti 1981.

Lounge Chairs:

Height: 31 inches
Width: 32 inches
Depth: 31 inches
Seat Height: 16 inches

Sofa:

Height: 31 inches
Width: 61 inches
Depth: 31 inches
Seat Height: 17 inches

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