Laerke Ryom's furniture as garments
Danish designer Laerke Ryom opened ‘Raiments’ in Copenhagen this week, presenting furniture crafted “like garments” and signalling a turn away from conventional upholstery toward tailored, fashion‑influenced pieces. The show reframes Danish craftsmanship through tailoring and texture rather than traditional seating forms. (dezeen.com)
Innenkreis opened its new Copenhagen space on March 19 and mounted Raiments as the gallery’s inaugural show; the exhibition runs through May 23 at Heluf Trolles Gade 28. (bobedre.dk)) Ryom presented six original works for Raiments — three seats and three lights — finished in Kvadrat wool that the designer selected for its lack of visible weave, and many pieces feature hand-stitched quilting, contrast piping and textile panels buttoned on the underside. (sightunseen.com)) Several pieces in the show use powder‑coated steel bases (daybed, bench, table and floor lamps), with a stainless‑steel base on the wall lamps and an aluminium chair frame specified in Ryom’s material list. (dezeen.com)) Innenkreis founder Zeynep Rekkali Jensen framed Raiments by placing Ryom’s new works alongside historical designs by Josef Hoffmann and Gio Ponti to emphasise material finesse, a curatorial approach tied to the gallery’s mission to pair contemporary pieces with decorative arts from before 1940. (dezeen.com)) Ryom’s practice has already included a high‑profile collaboration with Fredericia for the 2025 Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition, where she and Fredericia’s Svendborg upholsterers developed a buckle‑fastened lounge chair that foregrounded visible fastening and movement in upholstery. (fredericia.com)) Commentators noted Raiments continues motifs found in Ryom’s earlier work — a boxy chocolate‑brown canvas chair with tied flaps and a brick‑red leather lounger fastened with buckles — images from the Innenkreis presentation credited to photographer Line Klein. (sightunseen.com))
