Mogens Koch MK16 Folding Chair in Beech Wood and Canvas for Rud Rasmussen, DK

Beautiful made folding chairs (model mk16) designed by mogens koch in the early thirties. This example is manufactured by rud rasmussen and features a beech wood frame with brass fittings and canvas upholstery and canvas cushion with full-grain leather straps. The chair is in original very good condition with light user wear for its age. Mogens koch designed the mk16 folding chair for a supplemental church seating contest in 1932. Reinterpreting the traditional folding stool by combining easy folding and storage option with modern aesthetics. The forward-thinking concept was deemed too radical in its expression at the time of its inception. In the 1960s, however, the chair began to attract design experts and gain popularity, and soon went into serial production.