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Kronen Sofa by Flemming Agger
The Kronen sofa was presented to the public at the 1967 Scandinavian Furniture Fair
in Copenhagen; only two examples are known to date.
Fiberglass, foam, fabric and polished metal tube.
Four trays in variegated Fraké
Bramin Edition. Denmark, c. 1967.
H. 109 cm ; D. 315 cm.

Price on request

In 1967, Flemming Agger created the Kronen (Crown) sofa, a sculptural and
experimental piece that made a strong mark on Danish design. Made from four
fiberglass modules covered in foam, this work earned him first prize in the furniture
competition organized by the Copenhagen School of Applied Arts that same year.
The Kronen sofa was presented to the public at the 1967 Scandinavian Furniture Fair
in Copenhagen, an event documented in issue 143 of Mobilia magazine (June 1967).
Although selected for production by publisher N.A. Jørgensen in Bramming, the
model was never mass-produced. To this day, only two examples are known, making
it a mythical piece of Danish avant-garde design.

Flemming Agger (born in 1944)

Danish architect and designer

Flemming Agger is a Danish architect and designer born in 1944, trained at the Royal
Danish Academy of Fine Arts. A representative of the young generation of
Scandinavian creators of the 1960s, he stood out with a bold style blending formal
innovation, functionality, and minimalist aesthetics.
During his career, he notably worked on the renovation of DR-Byen (the
headquarters of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation). He was in charge of the
interior architecture of the Danish Ministry of the Environment and part of
Copenhagen Airport. He spent part of his professional life within the architecture firm
KHRAS and worked on prestigious projects such as Copenhagen Airport, the Danish
Pavilion at the Seville World Expo, as well as more confidential ones for private
clients.
At the same time, he designed a range of furniture for the famous Illums Bolighus
store, which made him known to the general public. He also had a close collaboration
with the publisher Le Klint, for whom he designed Lamp 368 in 1979. This lamp,
which was internationally successful, remains to this day the brand’s best-selling
model.
Flemming Agger's furniture production is relatively limited, mainly due to his choice to
devote himself to architecture. As a result, his designs are of great interest to
collectors of design creations from that period.