A wonderfully louche slice of late-1960s Swedish design: the Formula lounge chair by Ruud Ekstrand & Christer Norman for DUX, here in a particularly rare configuration with its original faux-fur cover. Part hammock, part alpine daydream, it’s a chair that seems to exhale as you drop into it.
The design itself is deliciously simple: a taut sling of canvas stretched across a chromed steel frame, supporting a removable, oversized upholstered pad clad in long-pile faux fur. The whole thing hovers somewhere between space-age minimalism and chalet indulgence.
Functionally, it’s all about the recline: low, wide, and deeply loungy, with a gentle flex that makes it feel almost suspended. The faux-fur cover gives it a tactile, sculptural presence, softening the clean modernist line of the frame and adding a warmth rarely found in Scandinavian seating of this era.
A cult DUX design, seldom seen outside Scandinavian collections and exceptionally rare in this condition.
Details
Designer: Ruud Ekstrand & Christer Norman
Maker: DUX, Sweden
Year: 1968
Model: Formula
Materials: Chromed steel frame; original black canvas sling; removable buttoned upholstery pad with faux-fur cover
Configuration: Fully removable cushion; canvas sling can be used with or without pad
Dimensions: Width, 100 cm. Height, 82 cm
Condition: Excellent vintage condition with light age-related wear; faux-fur cover clean and supple; frame bright; sling strong
Delivery
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