The Designer of the Iconic Tripp Trapp Chair Discusses His Most Famous Work

Peter Opsvik, a longtime specialist of ergonomics, reflects on his 1972 design.
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This story was originally published in Dwell’s September 2015 issue.

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Aileen Kwun
Writer and Editor. Author, Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016). Visiting instructor, Pratt Institute. Tell me something good: aileenkwun@gmail.com

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