The object
Simon Legald designed Normann Copenhagen’s Form Chair, using a concealed cup system to make the moulded polypropylene shell and wood or steel legs read as one unit. An Architonic product record credits Legald, describes the integrated mounting solution, and records the chair’s iF and German Design awards.
What Simon did
designed the Form Chair’s injection-moulded shell and integrated cup system that joins its shell and legs
Why it matters
Form turned its integrated shell-to-leg connection into a highly configurable, widely produced chair family recognized by iF and German Design awards.
Living-status check
A dated October 2024 interview identifies Legald as Normann Copenhagen’s Head of Design and discusses his current work and the Form Chair.