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Åke Axelsson

(Sweden, Born 1932)
Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.
Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.
Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.
Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.
Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.
Åke Axelsson, a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.
Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
883 - 1 320 EUR
921 - 1 380 USD
Hammer price
8 000 SEK
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Åke Axelsson
(Sweden, Born 1932)

a pair of beech chairs, "Ararat", executed by Åke Axelsson in 1976.

Red beech, hemp cord seat, leather cushion, height 83 cm, seat height ca 40 cm.

Wear, minor repair on the back rest, cushions not original.

Exhibitions

Moderna Museet, Stockholm, shown at the exhibition "Ararat" 1976.

Literature

Eklund, Petter, Den hållbara formen: Åke Axelsson, Carlsson bokförlag, Stockholm, 2019, pp 151-155.

More information

The "Ararat" chairs were made in a limited edition for the exhibition also named "Ararat" at the Modern Museum in Stockholm 1976. Ararat is an acronym for Alternative Research in Architecture, Resources, Art and Technology.