The architect and designer Maarten Van Severen began designing furniture in the mid-1980s, initially also producing his designs at his workshop in Geneva. Simplicity and comfort typify his designs. He has worked with Vitra since 1995; a collaboration out of which the Van Severen Collection was borne. Although the cantilever chair has been a success […]

Never has the concept “less is more” been more clear than with .03. Its soft seat and backrest shell, made of polyurethane foam, support the body and offer superior comfort. Built-in leaf springs provide an added resilience to the backrest as well. A well-designed chair that can be used in almost any space. designer: maarten […]

The un-office, office chair. Maarten van Severen’s .04 Chair is an unlikely display of angles and lines fused together to inform a design appearing distinctive from the usual. Made of a flexible, polyurethane foam shell, the chair is endowed with a micro-mechanism beneath the seat to allow for a wide range of movements, maximizing comfort […]

This straight, angle-y chaise designed by Maarten Van Severen for Vitra doesn’t appear to be the most natural choice if comfort is forefront in the mind. However, the materials used in the construction of this highly structural, minimalist chaise were selected to optimize cozy reclining. Reduced to its simplest form, the MVS chaise is made […]