Yngve Ekström, a "Lamino" armchair with ottoman, Swedese, Sweden, 1960's
Frame of oak with sheepskin upholstery. Branded Swedese. Seat height 40, width 70, height 100 cm. Footstool width 60, depth 45, height 49 cm.
The armchair with several replaced screws and a few screws missing. Some wear. reupholstered.
Yngve Ekström was one of Sweden's most prominent furniture designers. He also worked as an architect and sculptor and designed logos, catalogs, and advertisements.
Yngve Ekström began his career working in furniture factories, where he learned to work with wood as amainterior decoration.
His furniture is characterized by straight, tight lines in bendable wood. Several of his designs are now considered design classics, such as the Lamino armchair, the Arka chair, and the Pinocchio chair.
Together with his brother Jerker and Bertil Sjöqvist, Yngve Ekström started the Swedese furniture company in Småland in 1945.