PLAYING

SPACE BY

EAR

Throughout his life, Mogens Lassen played every string possible in

order to explore the endless possibilities of geometry. Focusing on

simplicity and functionality, he used his spatial play-by-ear ability

to achieve an equal distribution among technical insights, art and

social regard in every project.

‘I feel my way through the drawing,’ he is quoted as saying

during an interview in the 1980s. His uncompromisable spatial

play-by-ear ability worked liked a sixth sense for him and

supported his architecture and furniture design. His keywords

were freedom, simplicity and functionality. His sole purpose

was to extract the very essence of the feeling in each room.

His starting point was his love of Le Corbusier’s work combined

with his fascination with geometry. He used half and complete

squares as a preferred template, while the half-circle held a

special place in his spatial understanding.