Jan Bočan Armchairs

Architect, urban planner and product designer Jan Bočan (1937–2010) was a vocal exponent of Czech brutalism. His efforts were valorised when, in 1971, he won a RIBA award for the Cze...

This armchair were designed by the award-winning architect Jan Bocan, possibly produced by Thonet or Ton. The armchair is in original good condition and has original 1970s upholstery...

This pair of Cane and Bentwood Loungers were designed by the Czech architect Jan Bočan for the Czech embassy in Stockholm. Bočan commissioned Michael Thonet’s former factories in the Czech Republic, which operated during the 1970s as a state-owned enterprise under the name, TON, to produce his designs using Thonet’s classic bentwood technique. All of Bočan’s buildings were conceived holistically, everything from the interior details to the furnishings were designed to achieve Gesamtkunstwerk, or a total work of art. In Stockholm, the modular system was strictly adhered to. Bočan observed: “Modulor 75/75/75 refers to a three-dimensional cube into which a chair can fit. It serves as a means by which structures can be made to correspond to human dimensions and feelings. Half the height of an average person, for example, would correspond to the height of a seat. This would then become the base unit, with the normal height of construction for a room being four times this size. Four is a magic number for me, dividing a square into other squares. Bočan’s design vernacular is one that recognises balance, with these chairs we see how he uses silhouettes through frames and the cane to equalise the strong presence of the design. Although the chairs were designed in a cube proportion, the curvature of the bentwood allows for a relaxed and comforting seating. Specifications: Designer: Jan Bocan Maker: Ton Date of design: 1968-70 Date of manufacture: Before 1972 Materials: Stained bent beech...

Price for pair. Specifications: Designer: Jan Bocan Maker: Ton Date of design: 1968-70 Date of manufacture: Before 1972 Materials: Bent laminated walnut wood and wool Wid...

These chairs were designed by the award-winning architect Jan Bocan especially for the Czechoslovakian embassy in Stockholm that was built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The project was finished in 1972. He also designed all the furniture for the building, including this pair of bentwood easy chairs...

Pair of Jan Bocan armchairs, Czech Republic, circa 1970. Produced by Thonet, designed for the Czech Embassy of Stockholm. One pair of the 60 arm...