What immediately comes to mind when you hear the word “Vienna”? The city‘s imperial history and its cultural golden age known as the “Wiener Moderne”? Fine dining and Viennese waltzes? If you were to ask the designer Sven Dogs the same question, he would point to Vienna’s modern lounge bars and sky bars. When he started designing the new DS-265 armchair, he became absorbed in the distinctive vibes of Vienna‘s hottest locales.
His aim was to create an armchair that would feel like a cosy sanctuary but that would also combine the softness of leather with the aesthetics seen in traditional handcrafted upholstery. The DS-265 has been designed to convey the notions of passion and tradition while allowing whoever is seated comfortably within it to drift off into thought.
It’s as if you are on a date with yourself as you sink into the DS-265 and are enveloped in sheer comfort and softness. It feels almost as if the armchair has created a world of its own – a world you can dive into and happily lose yourself within. Sven Dogs was not just aiming to create a sense of homely cosiness within a vibrant environment – he also wanted to use his unmistakable design language to bring the use of leather into harmony with the upholstery that makes you feel as if you are literally sitting on air.
An oasis of comfort
Sven Dogs has designed the DS-265 armchair to offer the ultimate in comfort, with its soft, elegant curves and contrasting seat edge. When he embarked on creating this elegant design, the Vienna-based designer was inspired by the cosiness of Vienna’s stylish and relaxed sky bars. He combines this with a sculptural exterior that reinterprets the concept of the seat shell in a particularly harmonious way, which, along with the straight edge of the seat, highlights the distinctiveness of the design. The armchair is an oasis of comfort thanks to its beautiful lines, the seams of the seat shell and the cosy and soft upholstered seat cushions. The DS-265 armchair looks perfect in various areas of the home as well as in lobbies. It is like a dear friend – always there to welcome, embrace and support you.
