a "Concrete" armchair, Källemo, Värnamo, Sweden 1981.
Concrete and iron, signed PROVEX jB, height 90 cm, width 49 cm, depth 57 cm, seat height 45,5 cm.
Minor wear, chips.
Concrete was produced in an edition of 100 numbered copies, 10 EA, 10 Hc and a small number of "Provex" signed by Jonas Bohlin.
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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