• The Tired Man Collection

Attic seating area with floral green velvet wingback armchair, beige upholstered lounge chairs, wooden beams and marble side Attic seating area with floral green velvet wingback armchair, beige upholstered lounge chairs, wooden beams and marble side

The Tired Man, Lounge Chair, was launched at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1936 and has since become an icon of Danish design. The epitome of craftsmanship and comfort, the characteristically curved armchair was designed by Flemming Lassen to feel “as warm and snug as a polar bear cub in the arms of its mother.” Relaunched in 2015, the award-winning design is offered in plush upholstery, including sheepskin in a nod to the original, and with natural or dark-oiled oak heartwood legs and front brass casters for easy movement. A corresponding footstool ensures further comfort.

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The embodiment of cosy comfort and timeless aesthetics, Flemming Lassen’s The Tired Man lounge chair is Danish design at its very best.

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A fluffy, off-white The Tired Man Lounge Chair against a dark grey wall with Converge Book Ends and a Rond Bowl. A fluffy, off-white The Tired Man Lounge Chair against a dark grey wall with Converge Book Ends and a Rond Bowl.

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Designer Flemming Lassen

Credited for his role in bringing functionalism to Denmark, Flemming Lassen was an architect and designer noted for his exacting craftsmanship and naive expression. Lassen drew much of his inspiration from the architect Mies van der Rohe and the tenets of the Bauhaus artistic movement—a less is more approach focused on form, function and novel materials counterbalanced with human needs. His original and distinctive designs with timeless silhouettes still resonate today.

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Black-and-white close-up of a smiling man wearing a herringbone wool jacket and dark knit sweater, head slightly turned. Black-and-white close-up of a smiling man wearing a herringbone wool jacket and dark knit sweater, head slightly turned.
Plush cream boucle lounge chair with curved wingback and matching rounded ottoman on a textured brown rug, warm lighting. Cream boucle upholstered armchair with rounded arms and matching ottoman on textured rug, warm brown background and lamp
Close-up of a hand resting on a rounded cream sheepskin-upholstered armchair with textured wool boucle fabric. Close-up of a hand resting on a rounded cream sheepskin-upholstered armchair with textured wool boucle fabric.

The Tired Man is offered in a range of premium upholstery fabrics including sheepskin in an ode to the original design from 1936.

The Tired Man’s embracing comfort lies in its exaggerated curves, cushioning frame and plush upholstery.

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Close-up of a cream boucle upholstered armchair with a hand resting on the rounded arm, warm brown fabric clothing visible Close-up of a cream boucle upholstered armchair with a hand resting on the rounded arm, warm brown fabric clothing visible
The polished aluminium Wing Floor Lamp stands in a living room beside a cream shearling armchair and a modern grey fireplace. The polished aluminium Wing Floor Lamp stands in a living room beside a cream shearling armchair and a modern grey fireplace.

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An award-winning Danish design icon, The Tired Man is as relevant today as when it was first created in the mid-19th century.
Beige boucle upholstered lounge chair with curved wingback, rounded arms and small brass casters on a neutral floor and wall Beige boucle upholstered lounge chair with curved wingback, rounded arms and small brass casters on a neutral floor and wall
Beige boucle upholstered rounded ottoman with brass caster feet on smooth taupe floor against taupe wall Beige boucle upholstered rounded ottoman with brass caster feet on smooth taupe floor against taupe wall