a 'Sto', chair, ed. HC 1/VII, Jonas Bohlin Design AB Stockholm, post 1990.
Iron and oak, signed STO HC1/VII jONAS BOHLIN 1990, height 94,5 cm, width 31,5 cm, depth 52,5 cm.
Model 'STO' was designed for an exhibition called 'Möbler som Gestalt' in 1990 at Borgholms Slott, Öland Sweden. It was executed in an edition of 70 chairs + a few EA and HC chairs.
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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