Jan Ekselius Chairs

Set of three folding midcentury chairs from Sweden, 1970s. Very practical.

A set of two Selene stackable chairs in red resin reinforced with fiberglass, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 and produced by Artemide Milano in the 1970s. The Selene chair was designed in 1967 by Magistretti to be produced in a plastic material, as he affirmed: "The seat and the back are simple curved surfaces. For me, the legs represented the real image of the piece, with as small a volume as that of any common wooden chair. I solved it by exploiting the molding of a plastic material formed by a simple 3-millimeter-thick sheet with a simple but very resistant "S" cross-section which inter-related the object with ordinary chairs without however the elephant legs so untypical of chairs. It was fun working with the model maker on the wood model." When produced in series, "a unit comes out of the machine every five minutes": Selene is the fruit of a single compression molding process on a pre-impregnated sheet (Ottagono 15 / 1969). Magistretti solves the problem of leg resistance by adopting an "S-shaped" configuration that confers resistance to a sheet only 3 millimeters thick. The formal and structural solution had already been previously adopted for the Chimera lamp (a self-supporting methacrylate sheet) and in developing the legs of the Demetrio table...

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Etcetera Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Jan Ekselius for J.O. Carlsson, Sweden, c. 1970 Measures 41” deep 25” wide 31” tall seat height 16”. Ottoman 25” long 19” deep 16” tall A bent st...

Vintage 1970s Jan Ekselius Etcetera chair and ottoman. This iconic Swedish design features a sculptural, flowing silhouette and its origina...

This is an absolutely beautiful Postmodern sculptural upholstered accent lounge chairs, Jan Ekselius style. This Memphis Milano fitti...

Swedish designer Jan Ekselius studied at the art academy in Stockholm and later at the Royal College of Art in London. He made his international breakthrough in the early 1970s with ...

Vintage set of lounge chairs "Tucroma" series by Guido Faleschini, Italy 1970s. Chromed steel and orange velvet. Good condition with some minor signs of wear and a minor fading.

A great set of four pieces-3 lounge chairs and an ottoman by Kofod Larsen. Made in Denmark, ca' 1950's. Completely restored, and reupholstered in period correct fabric.

Design Karl-Erik Ekselius, produced by JOC in Vetlanda, Sweden, 1960s. Chromed steel and original black leather cushions. Good vintage condition!   

An early example of the sculptural 'Etcetera' chair by Jan Eskelius. Sweden c1970 Re upholstered in palest pink Kradvat velvet.

A solid teak framed occasional chair with flared arms and upholstered in a cream toned tightly woven linen. Retains the manufactures branded mark to the seat bottom by Dux made in Sw...