Jonas Bohlin
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an "Orion" ceiling lamp, Jonas Bohlin AB / Örsjö, Sweden.
Metal base, plastic textile shade, signed j. Bohlin, and marked with an Örsjö label, height 40 cm, diameter 36 cm.
Minor wear. Electrical function not tested.
Provenance
Stockholms Auktionsverk, "Hommage à Jonas Bohlin", 2003, cat. no. 151.
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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