Poul M. Volther (1923 to 2001) was a Danish furniture designer. He trained first as a cabinetmaker and then studied furniture design at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen.
His early chairs used separate cushions divided by open space, which saved on materials that were hard to find after the Second World War. The first, the Pyramid Chair of 1953, was not a commercial success. The same idea led to the Corona Chair, first designed in 1961 and put into production in 1964.
The name refers to the ring of light seen around the sun in a total solar eclipse. The chair was used at the EU summit in Copenhagen in 2002, the year after Volther died.
The chair on its own. The Corona Chair is 90 cm wide, 83 cm deep and 96 cm high, with a seat height of 41 cm, and weighs 36 kg. At 96 cm it is a high-backed lounge chair. For other lounge chairs from the same decade, see the Arne Jacobsen collection.
The stool as a footrest or a seat. The Corona Stool is 77 cm wide, 46 cm deep and 47 cm high, and weighs 19 kg. Its seat is 45 cm high, 4 cm higher than the chair seat, and its product page describes it as an easy perch as well as a companion to the chair.
Both together. The pair costs GBP 1,289.00 at the From prices, and the stool adds 36.5% to the price of the chair. Set in line, the two need about 129 cm of floor depth, before any gap you leave between them. Browse all modern lounge chairs, or the sculptural 1960s and 1970s designs of Pierre Paulin.
Poul M. Volther (1923 to 2001) was a Danish furniture designer who trained as a cabinetmaker before studying furniture design in Copenhagen. He is remembered above all for the Corona Chair. His earlier Pyramid Chair of 1953 used the same idea of separate cushions divided by open space, but it did not sell.
Volther first designed the Corona Chair in 1961. The production model, with a metal frame, was put on the market in 1964, which is why both years appear in design histories. Both dates describe the same chair at different stages: the first design, and the version that went into production three years later.
Corona refers to the ring of light that appears around the sun during a total solar eclipse. The product pages say the design was named after that ring. The name is shared by the matching stool, and the stool's product page describes it as a complement to the chair, so the two are designed to be used together.
It is a reproduction of his lounge chair design. It is sold as a reproduction, and every Mobelaris product page states that the item is not manufactured by or affiliated with the original designer. This collection holds the chair and its matching stool, from GBP 344.50 for the stool and GBP 944.50 for the chair.
The Corona Chair is 90 cm wide, 83 cm deep and 96 cm high, with a seat height of 41 cm. It weighs 36 kg. It arrives in a package 92 cm by 86 cm by 100 cm, so check doorways and stair turns before delivery, particularly in older houses with narrow halls.
The Corona Stool works as a footrest with the chair or as a small seat on its own; its product page calls it an easy perch. It is 77 cm wide, 46 cm deep and 47 cm high, with a 45 cm seat, and weighs 19 kg. It uses the same upholstery options as the chair.
Both pieces are offered in three materials: wool, Italian leather and premium leather. Each material comes in a range of colours, shown on the product page, and each colour has its own listing. The From prices on this page are for wool, so check the product page for the price of the material you want.
Very little. Both product pages list assembly as easy, with only the feet to fit, and instructions are included for both. Allow for the weight when unpacking and moving them into place: the chair weighs 36 kg and the stool 19 kg, according to their product pages.
Both the chair and the stool take 12 to 16 weeks, according to their product pages. Each product page shows its own estimate under the Add to Cart button, and timings are confirmed by email once the order is placed. Both pieces show the same lead time.
Both the chair and the stool list a five-year warranty in their product specifications. The two pieces share the same term, so a chair and stool bought together are covered for the same period. Check the product page for the full terms before ordering.
