a "Kroppar" floor lamp, ed. 2/9, his own studio, Stockholm, 2019.
Shade of parchment on a three-legged base in black steel, signed and numbered j. BoHLiN LIMITED EDITION 2/9. Height 124.5 cm.
Galleri Sebastian Schildt, Stockholm, "Kroppar", 2-23 February 2019.
All nine numbered "Kroppar" lamps were made for the exhibition in 2019 and are unique in how the parchments are draped around the steel frame.
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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