Sven Markelius 'Orchestra' Chairs

Crafted from durable beech plywood, these chairs epitomize solidity and style, offering a refined dining experience with a modern flair and distinctive character. Channeling the esse...

black lacquer steel and patinated cognac leather chairs, set of six, Belgium, 1960s Unusual set of six side chairs, thick leather seating, sol...

Pierre Chapo style, Mid-Century Modern high back chairs, French elm, France, 1960s. Naturalist set of eight dining chairs with a woven cord seating. Also from the same original house we have a daybed, desk, side tables and coffee table available. Would fit well in a Brutalist decor...

Early Mid-Century Modern dining chairs, solid oak and plywood, Italy, 1940s Unknown and unusual dining chairs from the 1940s, Like an early 'M...

Cognac leather chairs, attributed to Carlo Scarpa, Italy, 1960s Cognac leather chairs, attributed to Carlo Scarpa, made in Italy, 1960s. Carlo Scarpa attributed dining chairs in bea...

Pierre Gautier Delaye; Dining Chairs; Dining Area; 1960s; Stained Beech Wood; Mid-Century Modern; Chair; Coffee Bean; France; French Design; "Coffee...

Set of six stacking chairs in birch designed by the Swedish architect Sven Markelius. Manufactured by Bodafors for the Helsingborg Concert Hall in 1932. A landmark of Swedish archi...

Set of 8 'Orkesterstolen' chairs by Sven Markelius, Sweden, 1940s. The chairs were originally designed for Helsingborg Concert Hall.

Lightly refinished Sven Markelius style dark stained birch stacking chairs. In lightly refinished but overall great condition with some visible we...

Set of Eight Sven Markelius Orchestra Chairs designed for Helsingborg concert hall in 1932. These specific chairs are manufactured by Bodafors in the 1930s, the chairs are made in pa...

Rare and important Steel tube side chair designed by Sven Markelius for DS Staal in Sweden in the 1930s, the chair is designed in the 1930s for the EPA Bar in Stockholm. This chair is a good example of how the Bauhaus school inspired many Scandinavian Architects like Sven Markelius, Frits Schlegel, Vilhelm Lauritzen and many others. Literature: Eva Rudberg. 'Sven Markelius Architect', Arkitektur Förlag 1989, pictured p. 90. Ingrid Sommar. 'Stockholm Modern', Wahlström & Widstrand 1998, pictured p. 184. Sven Markelius used a stool in a similar design for the Helsingborg Concert Hall in 1932. In 1936, Markelius was commissioned to transform an old shop in Drottninggatan, Stockholm, into an Epa bar, where this chair was found. Enhets Pris Aktiebolaget (EPA) was presumably satisfied, because Markelius was given other tasks by EPA in the following years. 1937 to Epa-bar, Sweden. Literature: Dan Gordan: the Swedish chair, p. 97 The chair is in a beautiful original condition with patinated natural leather and chromed steel tubes in good condition. Sven Markelius was a big and important part of Swedish functionalism. Sven Markelius was educated from 1909 to 1913 at the Royal Technical University in Stockholm and at the Academy of fine Arts and subsequently went on study trips to Germany and Italy. He then underwent solid training with the architects Ragnar Östberg, Erik Lallerstedt and Ivar Tengbom...

Arne Jacobsen dining chair new upholstered with cognac pure aniline leather. Base of powder coated steel tube. Model 3107 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.