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Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Teak & Fabric Ribbon Back Chair from Dux

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This modernist chair was produced by the Swedish manufacturer Dux, Ljungs Industrier during the 1960s. This model has a market name Ribbon Back, due to its characteristic shape of the backrest, resembling a ribbon. The frame is made of teak wood in a dark shade of brown. It is an excellent design with an extremely comfortable, curved backrest that perfectly adheres to the body. The seat and backrest are upholstered in an original salmon pink fabric from the 60s era. It is a well-thought-out design of piece of furniture. It will be perfect for the dining room as well as in the office or living room, and its form fits both modern and classic interiors. Dux Manufactory was founded in 1926 by Efraim Ljung. Previously, he was a chocolate manufacturer, but fascinated by the comfortable mattress on which he slept in a hotel in Chicago, he decided to start the production of mattresses in Malmö. The company gained international recognition when in 1953 Folke Ohlsson went to the United States and founded Dux Incorporated as the American version of his Swedish namesake - at the time the largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture in Scandinavia. Under Ohlsson's design leadership, Dux Inc. quickly gained considerable influence in the US. Slender walnut and teak frames and low-slung seats are the brand's designs that were a symbol of the generation of Scandinavian modernism. Dux has partnered with many leading designers, including Bruno Mathsson, Edward Wormley and Alf Svensson. In 1949, the DUX company implemented an idea that Ohlsson patented. Knock-down chair or KD, a term referring to easy flat assembly. This saved DUX space in warehouses and money for transport, and was a concept that became an inspiration for hundreds of other companies - primarily the Swedish brand IKEA. The chair is in original vintage condition. It has minor traces of age, scratches, patina on the wood. The seat is at a height of 46 cm.

Creator:
Dux of Sweden (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)Seat Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)
Style:
Scandinavian Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Fabric,Teak
Place of Origin:
Sweden
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1960
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The chair is in original vintage condition. It has minor traces of age, scratches, patina on the wood.
Seller Location:
Warszawa, PL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6129232370032
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Today, Swedish manufacturer DUX’s most popular furniture lines — as well as the furnishings created by its first president, Folke Ohlsson — are synonymous with the work that vintage mid-century modern design obsessives love. Also important, the brand is known for some of the most commonplace means of furniture shipping and production in the modern era.

In Sweden, Studio Ljungs Industrier AB is the large family-owned parent company of Duxiana (in America, DUX). Initially a purveyor of bedding that is today celebrated for its ergonomically guided designs, Ljungs Industrier was founded by entrepreneur (and chocolate maker) Efraim Ljung in 1926. In 1950, Folke Ohlsson, then leading Ljungs Industrier’s design team, decamped to the States to explore how he could expand DUX’s business, which at that point included a wide range of furniture. Ohlsson established a DUX office not long after he arrived in California, first in San Francisco and later in Burlingame.

On the West Coast, the booming postwar American market was eager to embrace DUX’s affordable and practical bedroom furnishings, tables, armchairs and other seating. Characterized by sleek walnut and teak frames and low-slung silhouettes, the brand’s designs were emblematic of a generation of Scandinavian modernism that had gained popularity owing to visionaries such as product designer and architect Greta Magnusson-Grossman, who arrived in California from Sweden a decade prior to Ohlsson, and Finn Juhl, who created a Danish modern line for Michigan’s Baker Furniture Company in 1951.

DUX frequently collaborated with top-tier furniture design talent — among them Bruno Mathsson, Edward Wormley and Alf Svensson, a chief designer in the Malmö, Sweden, office of Ljungs Industrier — expanding the brand’s portfolio and establishing credibility as a design source. Ohlsson’s own designs, such as his comfortable leather lounges and wool-upholstered reclining rocking chairs, continue to be among the brand’s most desirable — and most imitated — however.

In 1949, DUX put into practice an idea that Ohlsson patented for the so-called “knock-down,” or “KD,” chair, a term referencing easy, flat-pack assembly. It saved DUX space in warehouses and money on transportation and was a concept that would provide inspiration to hundreds of subsequent companies — most notably fellow Swedish brand IKEA.

Today, vintage DUX sofas and dining chairs are valuable collector’s items. Find this coveted seating and other authentic DUX furniture on 1stDibs.