A Continuation of Clarity and Restraint

Fredericia introduces the Post Lounge Chair by Cecilie Manz, expanding the Post Collection (2019) with a more relaxed typology.

As a long-term collaborator, Manz continues to refine rather than redefine, extending her design language of clarity and restraint into an additional mode of sitting.

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The Post Collection, which includes the Post Table and Post Chair, takes its name from Fredericia’s showroom in Copenhagen, located in a former post office building, a context that quietly underpins its identity.

With the Post Lounge Chair, Manz extends the collection into lounge and living settings while maintaining its structural clarity of form. Scale, proportion, and comfort have been carefully adjusted to support a more relaxed posture, while retaining the same sense of presence characteristic of the collection. A slim oak frame establishes the foundation, while a removable cushion in fabric or leather introduces softness that complements the stringent lines of the frame. Each element serves a defined purpose, resulting in a chair that feels resolved rather than decorated. Comfort is integrated structurally through the curved angle of the wide, supportive backrest, the depth of the seat, and the elegantly rounded armrests.

Manz’s work often moves between Scandinavian and Japanese design traditions, drawing from both without fully belonging to either. Her approach is grounded in restraint, with careful attention paid to proportion, materiality, and the interchangeable webbing and seat.

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The design was developed through full-scale prototyping, where form is shaped directly in material rather than through abstraction.

As Manz describes it: “The process behind the Post Lounge Chair involved extensive 1:1 scale model work. When working this way, the intuition of your hands helps determine where you go. Somewhere in the pile of cardboard, wood, paper and tape, the essential design is to be found.”

“Fredericia and I have worked together for many years, so I’ve seen how this company stands out. I really appreciate their persistence in maintaining high quality and their consistency in following the ‘Fredericia path’. The importance of understanding history and taking every move seriously cannot be underestimated.”

As part of Fredericia’s ongoing collaboration with Manz, the Post Lounge Chair expands the Post Collection with a new typology while maintaining a cohesive design language that balances clarity of form with softened functionality across both residential and public spaces.

Images and content courtesy of Fredericia.

The Post Collection by Cecilie Manz – Fredericia

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