Åke Axelsson Furniture

The wrought iron frames with slung red velvet seats and back rests, faded and worn with historic repairs, brass finial, cast iron paw foot.

A pair of Alky chairs by Giancarlo Piretti in excellent original condition.

Late 20thc original hand crafted & white painted pair of Adirondack porch or lawn chairs.These hand crafted chairs have double coats of top quality white outdoor paint.

This art deco danish modern rocking chair was produced in the 1940s. It is made of bentwood and features wooden components and spring seats. Completely restored and reupholstered in ...

Lush Cream Cashmere upholstery is the perfect covering for the clean lines and track arms of this pair of MCM armchairs, with a vintage manual reclining feature.

A birch and green fabric rocking lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Wear to wood frame consistent with age and use. Reupholstered in brand new fabric. Overall ...

A moulded wood and brown velvet rocking lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Release to lamination and traces of glue as illustrated Overall Dimensions (inches): 29...

Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.  

Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.  

A birch rocking chair in English style designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900. Overall Dimensions (inches): 42.5"H x 22.0"W x 49.5"D Seat Height (inches): 15.5" Arm Height (inch...

Pair of Adrian Pearsall pull up chairs.

While they play a prominent role in both architecture and pop culture, rocking chairs solidified their place in Scandinavian design history as well. As this Swedish model proves, functionality can manifest in many forms, but it is always accompanied by both great material and aesthetic quality in Swedish design. Taking influence from the golden age of modernism in Sweden and the 1930s’ cabin furniture, this rocking chair was made in the famous “sportstugemöbel” style, originally intended for Swedish summer houses. Solid pine was the preferred material in this specific style and some of the most prominent Swedish designers created models for these summer residencies, including Axel Einar Hjorth and Carl Malmsten. Functionality and longevity were the guiding principles for the style, and accordingly, for this rocking chair as well. The pine structure is very polished and firm, assembled with an expert joinery technique. The seat is ergonomically carved, and the edges are gently rounded for maximum comfort. Åby furniture...