Sven Markelius Orchestra Chairs, 1932

Set of Eight Sven Markelius Orchestra Chairs designed for Helsingborg concert hall in 1932. These specific chairs are manufactured by Bodafors in the 1930s, the chairs are made in pa...

Rare and important Steel tube side chair designed by Sven Markelius for DS Staal in Sweden in the 1930s, the chair is designed in the 1930s for the EPA Bar in Stockholm. This chair is a good example of how the Bauhaus school inspired many Scandinavian Architects like Sven Markelius, Frits Schlegel, Vilhelm Lauritzen and many others. Literature: Eva Rudberg. 'Sven Markelius Architect', Arkitektur Förlag 1989, pictured p. 90. Ingrid Sommar. 'Stockholm Modern', Wahlström & Widstrand 1998, pictured p. 184. Sven Markelius used a stool in a similar design for the Helsingborg Concert Hall in 1932. In 1936, Markelius was commissioned to transform an old shop in Drottninggatan, Stockholm, into an Epa bar, where this chair was found. Enhets Pris Aktiebolaget (EPA) was presumably satisfied, because Markelius was given other tasks by EPA in the following years. 1937 to Epa-bar, Sweden. Literature: Dan Gordan: the Swedish chair, p. 97 The chair is in a beautiful original condition with patinated natural leather and chromed steel tubes in good condition. Sven Markelius was a big and important part of Swedish functionalism. Sven Markelius was educated from 1909 to 1913 at the Royal Technical University in Stockholm and at the Academy of fine Arts and subsequently went on study trips to Germany and Italy. He then underwent solid training with the architects Ragnar Östberg, Erik Lallerstedt and Ivar Tengbom...

Rare and important Frits Schlegel Husum chair produced by Fritz Hansen in the 1930’s. The chair is designed by the danish architect Frits Schlegel for the...

Rare side chair and stool designed by Mogens Koch in the 1930’s for the office’s at Skive & Sønderborg stats hospital. The chair and stool is made in solid beech wood and has been re...

Set of two of very sculptural solid oak side chairs with original striped wool upholstery designed by Danish designer Henry Kjærnulf also known as Henning Kjærnulf and manufactured b...

Rare Magnus Stephensen lounge chair in dark stained beechwood by Fritz Hansen in the 1940s. The chair is in good condition with a beautiful patina and ready to be taking in use, the chair is the perfect detail to any interior and fits the typical Scandinavian interior but could also fit a more modern interior or a Wabi Sabi style interior. This chair could work perfectly as a lounge chair by the coffe table or as a reading chair or what else you could imagine it for in your interior. Magnus Læssøe Stephensen (born 12 October 1903 in Holte, died 14...

Set of six stacking chairs in birch designed by the Swedish architect Sven Markelius. Manufactured by Bodafors for the Helsingborg Concert Hall in 1932. A landmark of Swedish archi...

Set of 6 minimal and elegant lightweight confortable stacking chairs by modernist architect Sven Markelius. Designed and produced for the orchestra of the Helsingborg theater in Swed...

Set of 8 'Orkesterstolen' chairs by Sven Markelius, Sweden, 1940s. The chairs were originally designed for Helsingborg Concert Hall.

Lightly refinished Sven Markelius style dark stained birch stacking chairs. In lightly refinished but overall great condition with some visible we...

Set of 4 classic, minimal and elegant lightweight comfortable pinewood chairs from Sweden around 1900. These are massive pine that shows a nice warm patina. We did not touch anything...

The set of six vintage orchestra chairs, shown here, were designed in 1932 by Sven Markelius and originally used in the Helsingborg Concert Hall, Sweden. Made of beech wood, the sta...