Reinventing Denmark’s considerable design heritage takes skill and chutzpah. Cyprian designer Michael Anastassiades has made a twist on a classic Danish armchair.
The After Series by Michael Anastassiades reinterprets classic design archetypes with contemporary poise. Defined by sculptural clarity, generous proportions, and subtle detailing, the series bridges past and present with confidence and restraint. Its name, After, reflects a thoughtful continuation of design legacies—honoring how each generation revisits what came before while shaping what comes next.
Manufacturer Fritz Hansen’s After chair explores the interplay of geometric shapes and characterful materials in a warm, inviting way. Crafted from ash with beautiful grain patterns or in deep burgundy, the chair features solid, vertically structured legs that contrast gracefully with the gently curved seat and backrest.
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The collection comprises a dining table and this generously proportioned chair, with the option to add a seat cushion in canvas, natural leather, or burgundy leather. Whether used alone or in multiples, the chair quietly anchors a space without overpowering it.
This sturdy wooden chair works equally well as a dining chair in the home or restaurant and as a meeting chair in the office. The perfect companion to the After chair is the matching dining table from the same collection. While the classic, clean curves of the After chair’s silhouette evoke the mid-century masters Kaare Klint and Poul Kjærholm, the quiet confidence of its execution is distinctly Anastassiades’s own.
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Michael Anastassiades
With a career spanning more than 20 years, Michael Anastassiades has conceived lighting, furniture, and objects defined by a poetic yet rigorous interpretation of technology, materials, and function. The Cyprus-born, London-based designer trained as a civil engineer at London’s Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine before earning a master’s degree in industrial design at the Royal College of Art. His practice spans both industrial production and artisan techniques, drawing on diverse sources and distilling them into pure, simple forms that balance improvisation and structure, control and intuition. Since establishing his studio in 1994, he has collaborated with leading manufacturers, including Flos, B&B Italia, Herman Miller, Mutina, and Bang & Olufsen. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Cyprian Twist on a Classic Danish Armchair, Tor Kjolberg reporting.
All images © Fritz Hansen.