Kallemo Lounge Chairs
“An object shall stand the wear of the eye!” proclaimed Swedish entrepreneur Sven Lundh (1925–2015), who took over operations at revered furniture company Källemo in 1971. For decades, the innovative brand has accomplished just that with a range of original and unconventional pieces that draw on — and regularly push the boundaries of — Scandinavian modern and postmodern design.
Based in Vänamo in southern Sweden, Källemo was originally established in 1947 before it was taken over by Lundh in 1971. Lundh’s vision for Källemo was to evolve the company and to create sustainable furniture that would be both functional and wholly sculptural. The interest in creating forward-looking seating, case pieces, tables and more that are as much furniture as they are art deepened for Lundh during the 1980s, when Swedish designers began to explore the ideas that underpin postmodernism in their work.
Lundh sought to secure long-term partnerships with modernist and postmodernist Swedish and European artists and designers such as Jonas Bohlin, the creator of the scandalous Concrete chair, which caught Lundh’s attention at Konstfack’s student exhibition in 1982. Bohlin’s minimalist armchair, featuring an angular steel frame and concrete seat and headrest, was meant to be presented as a sculpture, but it fit Lundh’s idea of “artistic furniture.” Källemo produced the Concrete chair as a limited-edition series, and it became one of the company’s best known pieces.
Over the years, Källemo has collaborated with Gustav Persson — designer of Källemo’s Bank bench — Mats Theselius, John Vedel-Rieper, Jens Harald Quistgaard, Gunnar Myrstrand and numerous other artists and designers to create its unique collection of furniture. In 1996, Lundh’s son Erik and daughter Karin took the helm at Källemo, which remains a family-owned firm. Today Källemo pieces are held in permanent museum collections throughout Sweden and Europe.
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1990s Swedish Post-Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
Early 2000s Swedish Post-Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Brass
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Brass
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Iron
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Iron
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Early 2000s French Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Metal, Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Rattan
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Sheepskin, Elm
20th Century American Organic Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Rattan, Oak
2010s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Chrome, Steel
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Metal, Iron
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Post-Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kallemo Lounge Chairs
Wood, Leather