Limit lounge chair, Ultra 41599 leather

The Limit lounge chair is Normann Copenhagen's reissue of a piece designed in 1974 by Danish-Canadian designer Niels Bendtsen. Originally known as Ribbon, the lounge chair was born during the 1970s oil crisis, when material shortages shaped its pared-back design. When it was reissued in 2026, it was given a new name, Limit, a nod to that very scarcity. True to that simplicity, the Limit's frame is a slender steel structure with a padded fabric seat stretched across it. Thanks to its ingenious and material-efficient design, the original Ribbon chair also holds a place in the permanent collection of MoMA in New York. 

Normann Copenhagen's Limit collection includes lounge chairs suited to both indoor and outdoor use, an outdoor cover, and a connector that lets chairs be linked together to create seating groups of various sizes, indoors or out. The Limit lounge chair feels equally at home in a reading corner, a hotel lobby or out on the terrace. Despite its name, there's no limit to how comfortable it feels, especially with a warm cup of coffee or a good book for company. 

Niels Bendtsen

Normann Copenhagen is a Danish design brand founded by Jan Andersen and Poul Madsen in 1999. Ever since their first product, the iconic Norm 69 lamp, the brand has been on a mission to challenge the conventional rules of Scandinavian design.

Normann Copenhagen collaborates with both acclaimed designers and emerging talent. Over the years, its furniture, lighting, textiles and home accessories have garnered dozens of prestigious design awards.