Claesson Koivisto Rune, a "Happy" daybed, prototype, Franc franc, Japan, 2002.
Upholstered in Kvadrat "Tonica" wool fabric, steel legs, 190 x 80 cm, height 30 cm.
Originally upholstered in light blue and dark blue, like a ‘happy pill’. Re-upholstered in 2021 in dark blue/grey, by the designers’ instructions.
Note This lot can be collected no earlier than September 3, Västberga Allé 3, Stockholm
Auction online: 20−29 August, 2021
Viewing: 24–28 August, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Opening hours: 11 am – 5 pm
Only this one prototype was made, and the design was not put into production. The Happy daybed was shown at the Claesson Koivisto Rune furniture design
exhibition named ‘Family Tree’ at the Axis Gallery during the Tokyo Design Week in
October 2002.
Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architecture and design studio founded in 1995 by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, and Ola Rune.
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