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Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, easy chair Stor/Large Adam, NK Scandinavian Modern
About the Item
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist was assigned to the Triva department at Nordiska Kompaniet to create furniture for young, modern households. She created the Paradise-collection, with its biblical theme all designs were given names as Eve, Adam, Paradise/Eden etc. This Large/Stora Adam was designed in 1958 for NK department store in Stockholm.
This chair holds a soft simplicity and comfort, true to Hörlin-Holmquist view of functional design. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞-𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐭. In good condition, legs with normal use of wear/patina.
About the designer:
𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐇ö𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓-𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟕) 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟎𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐦. 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟐 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐒𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐊. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐊-𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧.
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𝐇ö𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐭/𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬.
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𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐠å𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧/𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇ö𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬.
- Creator:Kerstin Horlin Holmquist (Designer),NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) (Manufacturer),Nordiska Kompaniet (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 36.62 in (93 cm)Width: 30.71 in (78 cm)Depth: 33.47 in (85 cm)Seat Height: 16.15 in (41 cm)
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Mid-1900s
- Condition:Reupholstered.
- Seller Location:Stockholm, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7480236883902
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