Jonas Bohlin
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a "Sto" chair, ed. 35/70, Jonas Bohlin Design AB, Stockholm, post 1990.
Iron and oak, signed and numbered STO 35/70 JONAS BOHLIN 1990. Depth 52.5 cm, width 31.5 cm, height 94.5 cm, seat height 48 cm.
Minor wear.
Provenance
Purchased at Nordiska Galleriet in Stockholm ca 1990 by the current owner.
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Designed for the exhibition "Möbler som Gestalt" at Borgholm Castle, Öland in 1990 and executed in an edition of 70 numbered copies.
Designer
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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