Ekko Chair
A stackable oak chair of right angles and no stretchers, designed by Henning Larsen Architects for Højvangen Church in Skanderborg and made by Brdr. Krüger.
- Designed by
- Henning Larsen Architects
- Made by
- Brdr. Krüger
- First made
- 2025
Pictures © Brdr. Krüger, from brdr-kruger.com.
Why it is renowned
The Ekko Chair was launched at 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen in June 2025 and reported by Dezeen.1 It is the first chair from Henning Larsen's studio in more than six decades, and although it has no stretchers it meets the EN 16139 L2 standard for heavy public use.21
The story
Henning Larsen Architects drew the chair for Højvangen Church in Skanderborg, a building that needed seating it could clear and rearrange for events other than services.1 Its name is the Danish word for echo: its lines repeat the church's columns and beams.2 A wooden chair made only of right angles, with nothing bracing the legs, tends not to last, so Brdr. Krüger spent eighteen months developing a mortise-and-tenon joint for it, breaking many prototypes on the way.2 It stacks and links in rows, and comes in oak and fumed oak.2 Two editions were added later: one with a seat and back of book-matched veneer, and an upholstered one with a slim cushion built in.2
Sources
- Henning Larsen launches chair designed for Denmark's newest church at 3 Days of Design, Dezeen. dezeen.com, read 30 September 2026.
- Ekko Chair, Brdr. Krüger. brdr-kruger.com, read 30 September 2026.
Last checked 5 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.