BM1106 Huntsman Chair

The BM1106 Huntsman Chair from Carl Hansen & Søn takes a strictly structural, material-driven approach to the versatile dining and lounge seat. Designed by Danish architect Børge Mogensen in 1950, it entirely bypasses the hidden framing and heavy, enclosed upholstery of standard armchairs in favor of a highly legible, skeletal timber matrix. Built from solid wood—typically specified in oiled oak or warm walnut—the base relies on visible, precision-machined mortise and tenon joints, explicitly exposing its load-bearing logic to the room. Measuring exactly 67 centimeters wide, 62 centimeters deep, and 84 centimeters tall, it maintains an exceptionally condensed physical footprint. This specific scaling allows the chair to anchor a dining table or function as an independent reading seat without visually dominating the floor plan or trapping ambient light. Its defining practical feature is the strict mechanical separation between its rigid wooden architecture and its suspended ergonomic planes. Rather than relying on rigid timber slabs or dense, heat-trapping foam blocks, both the seat and backrest are formed from continuous sheets of heavy-duty saddle leather. This thick, unyielding hide functions mechanically as a structural sling. It is wrapped directly around the wooden frame and physically tensioned using heavy, exposed buckles and brackets—typically cast in solid brass or stainless steel. This analog tensioning system allows the user to manually tighten the leather over time as it naturally stretches, ensuring the chair maintains its exact ergonomic pitch and structural rigidity across decades of use. By dropping the seat to a 42.5-centimeter height and pairing it with wide, sculpted armrests, the frame actively stabilizes the pelvis while enforcing an upright yet relaxed resting posture. Because the chair relies entirely on a tensioned, open framework, the raw materials are engineered to dictate both its functional performance and its aesthetic logic. The premium saddle leather—offered in stark black, cognac, or natural tones—is inherently porous and tactile, designed to actively manage friction and develop a deep, localized patina that physically records daily use. The uncompromising exposure of the metal hardware against the raw timber grain ensures that the mechanical engineering of the chair remains completely legible to the room. Stripped of unnecessary decorative tufting, hidden synthetic foams, or fragile veneers, the BM1106 is a quiet, hardworking fixture that relies entirely on strict geometric tension and stark material juxtaposition to define a space