'Cleopatra' Chaise Longue, 1970

Upholstered in blue fabric, raised on black plastic castors.

Designed in 1970 for Artifort.

Dimensions:

192 W x 91 D x 66 H (seat 28) cm / 76.6 W x 35.8 D x 26 H (seat 11) in

Geoffrey D. Harcourt was trained at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1962, he designed his first series of small office fauteuils for Artifort. His designs introduced Artifort to the international market for contract design.

His first design for Artifort, the 042 series in 1963, was an immediate international success. His philosophy is that the chair should focus on the person and not the other way around. “First the person, then the chair.” Harcourt has won many prizes and in 1978 was awarded the title of "Royal Designer for Industry".

Geoffrey Harcourt designed the chaise lounge ‘Cleopatra’ in 1970 for Artifort and it has since then been considered one of Harcourt’s most iconic pieces.