Safari

Which chair best compliments Eilersen's vast collection of sofas? That is a question that has often been debated by the Eilersen family. Now the answer has been found, and the selected chair is the Safari chair by the Danish furniture designer Erik Woertz (1916-1997), which will be relaunched in five combinations at this year's design fair in Stockholm.
 
The reason is as simple as the chair's styling: The Safari chair's slender lines afford the optimum contrast to a large sofa. As important as it is for Eilersen's customers to think creatively and personally when selecting the modules and fabrics for their new sofa, it is equally important to think classically when they choose their Safari Chair.

Genuine combinations of oak with canvas and leather in colours from nature's own palette is the idea behind the five combinations. To a solid frame of oiled, soap-treated or black-lacquered oak is fastened a seat, back and armrests of either natural or black canvas or leather in shades of dark brown and black.
 

A Danish oak on the Savannah
From the 1930s until today, many design firms have come up with their definitive offering for trend-setting furniture design, and in 1960 Eilersen's architect Erik Woertz was asked to come up with its own version. With its slender appearance and simple design, the Safari chair is today an icon in the modern history of style. And after several years out in the cold, Eilersen is once again ready to have a Safari Chair in its collection. No changes have been made to Woertz' original drawings, but it has been updated with modern colours and textures.
 
The Safari chair is intended to be a luxury, self-assembly kit, as each part has a function. The frame consists of eight parts that are screwed together with eight Unbrako screws while the back, seat and armrests are mounted.