Vintage View: A 20th century classic

Kya deLongchamps looks at a 20th century design classic with Victorian ancestors

FOR furniture with a laid back attitude, the Hardoy Butterfly chair (trend grammar — the BKF) is a sling-seated, super star.

Dropping down to the yawning cradle of hide, your knees are cocked asymmetric and akimbo. Slouching is seductively suggested. The arms sit loose and relaxed.