$1000

Folke Pålsson for FDB Møbler J77 chair produced in the 1960s.

Folke Pålsson based his design on the 1960s classic Windsor chair, which he streamlined in a typically Danish style. Folke Pålsson was a part of the FDB design collective. FDB was founded after the Second World War and their aim was to make affordable furniture for everyday use following the model the German Bauhaus. Pålsson is especially known for this J77-chair, which Hay started reproducing in 2011.

This listing is for the original 1960s chair.

This listing is for two chairs.

Folke Pålsson is a Danish designer who worked at the FDB furniture design studio in the 1960s. His J77 chair is recognisable design classic all across Scandinavia for its light, comfortable, well balanced design. FDB (Fællesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger) is the Danish Consumers Cooperative Society, more widely known as Coop. The FDB furniture department played a pivotal role in revolutionising the industry in Denmark, it was founded in 1933 and in 1942 Børge Mogensen was installed as design director. His pioneering approach was distinguished by a desire to create simple, elegant and practical design intended for mass consumption.