Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Karakter has rereleased the GB Lounge chair – a relaxed, modular design by Dutch designer Gijs Bakker from 1972.

The GB Lounge was born when Bakker – inspired by a competition hosted by rubber foam manufacturer Dunlop – took a piece of foam, bent it at a 90-degree angle and fixed it in a metal frame.

The resulting chair has a simple and casual look, designed to counter the more formal tastes of the previous generation. This earned it the nickname "the Levi's chair" after the effect that jeans had on the world of fashion.

As well as functioning on its own as an armchair, the GB Lounge can be paired with a pouf or attached to additional units with connectors to make a modular seating system.

For the rerelease, Karakter has updated the GB Lounge with the addition of feet that raise it slightly off the ground.

"I'm so happy that the GB Lounge has survived," Bakker said of his creation. "It's a simple design that leverages the effect of the chair's bending and curves to achieve minimal interference with maximum expression."

Product: GB Lounge
Designer: Gijs Bakker
Brand: Karakter

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