a "Concrete" armchair, Källemo, Värnamo, Sweden 1981.
Concrete and iron. Signed 98/100 jONAS BOHLIN. Height 89,5 cm, width 49 cm, depth 57 cm, seat height 45,5 cm.
Slight wear, weathered.
The model "Concrete" was shown at Konstfack's exhibition for graduates in 1981 and obtained "Utmärkt Svensk Form" in 1983.
Jonas Bohlin is a Swedish interior architect and designer born in Stockholm. He studied at Konstfack in Stockholm where he also worked as a professor. Bohlin's graduation project garnered great attention: the "Concrete" armchair, crafted from steel and concrete. In the 1980s the chair sparked a debate as to what constitutes as art? Bohlin's designs balance emotion and reason, challenging conventional assumptions.
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