Vermund Larsen

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Vermund Larsen (born February 27, 1909 in Hellerup , † February 28, 1970 in Aalborg ) was a Danish furniture designer and producer .

biography

Larsen moved to Aalborg at the age of 14 because his father, Captain SK Larsen, started his service there with the garrison in Aalborg. Larsen spent his school days at the Aalborg Cathedral School ( Danish Aalborg Katedralskole ) after which he did an apprenticeship as a commercial clerk ( Danish Handelsuddannet ) with “M. Kragelunds Fabrikker ”completed. Here he was employed for a few years until he began his military service. At 26 he finished this. In 1935 the young lieutenant Larsen had the chance to buy the iron factory "PC Petersen". In his early days as a manufacturer, Larsen tried his hand at window frames and smaller steel goods, but over time he turned more and more to the construction of steel furniture.

In 1941, Larsen said that in addition to the production of steel furniture, he also wanted to deal with wooden furniture.

In 1944 Larsen received the patent for his window lock with child safety and spring mechanism, which, like the window, could not be pierced and was therefore particularly burglar-proof.

First chair in the world with a gas pressure spring for height adjustment

In 1948 Larsen began to focus on office furniture, including office chairs. One of the reasons why Larsen was particularly interested in office chairs was the article "The sitting posture - and chairs for it" written by Dr. med. Snorason (doctor in the Blegdamshospitalet), whom he read in the magazine for Danish handicrafts .

In 1951 the production consisted of equipment for hairdressing salons, equipment for ships and office furniture.

Picture from production when the factory was still on Fjordgade in Aalborg in the early 1940s

At that time, each category accounted for 1/3 of total production. In 1955, Vermund Larsen, together with Ib Kofod Larsen, brought Europe's first fiberglass chair cast in one piece onto the market. In 1956 Vermund Larsen designed the so-called "No. 1100", the stacking chair. In 1957 Vermund Larsen delivered the equipment to the Hans Hedtoft , a Danish passenger and merchant ship, which rammed and sank an iceberg shortly before Greenland on its maiden voyage and therefore became known as Greenland's Titanic. In 1960 Vermund Larsen worked with a Danish anesthetist to design and develop a new Falck portable. straps In the 1960s, Vermund Larsen produced and supplied all the driver's seats for the Hamburger Hochbahn. In 1962, Vermund Larsen was the first in the world to use gas springs to adjust the height of chairs. In 1964, Vermund Larsen designed "118", which is now available as a new edition with the name VL118. In 1966 Vermund Larsen designed "VELA Lux", which is now available as a new edition with the name VL66. In 1969, 50% of sales were exported, including to the USA, France, Germany, Austria, Norway and Sweden.

Vermund Larsen died in Aalborg in 1970 and the company was continued under the name VELA by his twin sons Stig and Gorm.

gallery

  • No. 1100 designed by Vermund Larsen in 1956

  • Chair VL118 designed by Vermund Larsen in 1964

  • Chair VL66 designed by Vermund Larsen in 1966

  • Cozy chair 135 designed by Vermund Larsen in the 60s

  • Chef chair - designed and produced by Vermund Larsen

  • Ideal A - designed and produced by Vermund Larsen

  • designed and produced by Vermund Larsen

  • Cozy chair - designed and produced by Vermund Larsen

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Aalborg Stiftstidende. October 30, 1960.
  2. ↑ Aalborg Stiftstidende. November 3, 1941.
  3. ↑ Bibliografiske data: DK63580 (C) on Espacenet
  4. ↑ vela.dk
  5. ↑ Jyllands-Posten. October 19, 1955.
  6. ↑ Aalborg Stiftstidende. July 8, 1956.
  7. ↑ Aalborg Stiftstidende. February 25, 1959
  8. ↑ Aalborg Stiftstidende. January 21, 1960.
  9. ↑ a b Aalborg Stiftstidende. February 25, 1969.
  10. ↑ Nordjyske Stiftstidende. November 1, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Larsen, Vermund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish furniture designer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Hellerup
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1970
Place of death Aalborg