Magnus Olesen Catalogue - Katalog - Side 25
The characteristic expression and form of the 8000 Series chair was groundbreaking in its time and helped define Danish furniture design for a decade. The design
expression of the 1980s has a strong position in Danish design, as we now use
the best aspects of 1980s aesthetics – a single colour on a chair or a vase – as a
colourful input to our interiors.
”We are excited to see one of our design icons reborn with a modern expression –
and this chair by ´the golden boys´, as Rud and Johnny were called at the height of
their careers, remains highly relevant in both functionality and aesthetic expression
today, 40 years after it was created.”
– Nils Knudsen, owner and CEO, Magnus Olesen A/S.
The 8000 series has been relaunched in nine powerful colours. Originally, the chair
was launched in classic looks with lacquered beech and a blue, red or yellow seat.
An additional set of colours composed by the designers was never realized.
Magnus Olesen completed the original colour range of the 8000 Series with Rud
Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen’s own colour choices supplemented with new,
muted colours that complement the colour palet and match current trends.
A 1980S ICON IS REBORN
Originally launched in 1981 by Magnus Olesen and designed by Rud Thygesen
and Johnny Sørensen, the 8000 Series chair is a design icon that played a key
part in defining 1980s furniture design. More than forty years later, the chair’s
convincing expression still looks modern.
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