869/​1420

Jonas Bohlin (b. Stockholm 1953)

“Concrete”. Sculptural armchair with patinated metal tube frame. Seat and back of cast concrete. Signed 11/100 Jonas Bohlin. Designed 1981.

This iconic chair epitomizes Scandinavian design in the 1980s. It was made in 100 numbered pieces, 10 EA pieces, 10 HC pieces, 11 test pieces and three additional pieces. A scarce total of 134 chairs were made.

Literature: Dan Gordan, “Svenska stolar och deras formgivare 1899–2001”, Stockholm, 2002, pp. 244–245.

Literature: Monica Boman [ed.]: “Svenska Möbler 1890–1990”, ill. p. 434.

Condition

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Auction

Furniture, lamps & carpets, 8 December 2016

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

100,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

95,000 DKK