Gunnar Asplund, attributed, garden chairs, 10 pcs, Iwan B. Giertz, Flen, the model designed circa 1930.
Frame of metal, seat and back of wood, the majority with metal plaque IWAN B GIERTZ FLEN SWEDEN. Seat height 45, height 81 cm.
Wear. Minor damages. Cracks due to dryness of the material. Renovated. Reinforcements.
Gunnar Asplund is considered one of the most significant and leading architects during the interwar period, both in Sweden and internationally. Asplund is seen as one of the foremost representatives of 1920s Nordic classicism, with the Skandia Theatre (1922) and the Stockholm Public Library (1928) as prominent examples. He was also one of the pioneers of functionalism, which he introduced in Sweden with the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, where he was the chief architect.
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