a 'Concrete' armchair, Källemo, Värnamo, Sweden, post 1981.
Concrete and iron, signed 'PROVEX JB', height 90, width 49 cm, depth 57 cm, seat height 45.5 cm.
Minor wear and shallow cracks, back with a crack.
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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