Keravan Puutellisuus

Furniture

Side Chair

H.I. Gruppen

Beech, each with different designed seats and details.
Both chairs with paper labels to the underside: 'Inredningsarchitekt S.I.R., Stig Lönngren, Bodalsvägen 45, Lindingö, Schweden' and numbered.

Provenance: 
Stig Lönngren's private residence

Two Prototype Chairs

History:
Stig Lönngren studied at the prestigious Konstfack art academy in 1951. He was one of the founders of the 'HI Group', an amalgamation of sixteen master craftsman and interior architects who strove to renew Swedish furniture art during the first half of the 1960s.

Boet

Black stained beech, woven parchment seat.

Chair

Literature:
Schulz, Otto, ¨Boet: Månadsskrift för Hemkultur, Hantverk och Konstindustri", Elanders Boktryckeri Aktiebolag (Goteborg) 1935, p.209.
Archive, ¨Utställning BOET 1935-1936¨, Röhsska Museum, inventory number RKM 37:1477-1970.

Nissen Langå

Model no. 530, designed in 1964-65.
Solid oak, seat upholstered in leather.
Stamped to the underside: 'RN'.

Desk Chair

Fritz Hansen

Designed 1958.
Original leather, browned metal legs.

Provenance:
SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, snack bar.
Dansk Møbelkunst, Copenhagen.

Drop Chair

History:
'The Drop' chair was designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, as part of the special decoration that Arne Jacobsen designed for this, his most famous, complete project. 'The Drop' chair was upholstered with wool fabric for the hotel rooms, while a version upholstered with leather was made in 40 pieces for use in the hotel's Snack Bar.

Literature: 
Thau, Carsten, Vindum, Kjeld, 'Arne Jacobsen', Arkitektens Forlag (Denmark) 1988, pp. 436, 439, 441.

Johannes Hansen

Model no. 502, designed in 1955. 
Chromium-plated metal, leather, teak. 
With producers metal plaque to the underside: 'Johannes Hansen, Cabinetmaker, Copenhagen Denmark, Design H. J. Wegner'.

This is an early example with the first-edition castors stamped 'BASSICA', which were eventually changed to the spherical Wright Batchelder castors.

Early 'Swivel' Chair

Exhibition:
This model was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1955.

Literature: 
Møller Nielsen, Johan, 'Wegner: en dansk møbelkunstner', Gyldendal (Denmark) 1965, pp. 75-76.
Jalk, Grete, 'Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar', vol 3: 1947-1966, (Denmark) 1987, pp. 324-327.
Holmsted Olesen, Christian, 'Wegner: just one good chair', exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark (Denmark) 2014, pp.138-139.

Rud Rasmussen

Designed 1957.
Mahogany, woven cane, full grain leather.
With producer's applied paper label.
Produced by Rud Rasmussen. 

The model was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 20 September - 6 October, 1957.

Literature:
Grete Jalk, ed., 'Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40aar', vol. 4, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 34–35.

Folding Library Chair

Kooperativa Förbundet

Designed in 1930.
Chrome-plated tubular steel, padded seat original red leather.  The chairs were originally placed in "KF-Sko", a shoe shop in a bold functionalist building designed by architect Eric Rockström. 

Eskil Sundahl (1890-1974) was a Swedish functionalist architect and co-author of the Manifesto "Acceptera". He was Professor of Building Construction at the Technical University, Stockholm, and he designed the interiors of a number of "Coop Stores".

Armchair

Model no. 502
Chromium-plated metal, goatskin leather, teak. 
An early example with the original black castors which were eventually changed to the spherical Wright Batchelder castors. 

Literature: 
Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Moebelkunst gennem 40 aar, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 325-327

Early Swivel Chair

Black painted bent wood laminated seat. Designed 1955.
Manufacturers label to underside of seat.

Swivel Chair Model No. 3117

Chromed steel base, black leather. Adjustable height. Designed 1955.

Swivel Chair Model 3117

Svenskt Tenn

Original red leather, brass nails, light mahogany frame.
Literature: Josef Frank Life and Work by Christopher Long, p. 216.

Cuban mahogany, original naturally patinated Niger leather, fitted with brass nails.

Danish Chair

E Kold Christensen

Chromed steel frame, ash and black leather. Designed 1957.
Impressed with E Kold Christensen monogram.

Chair Model no. PK11

Original naturally patinated green leather and steel. 
Manufacturer's label applied to base.
Designed in 1965 for St. Catherine's College, Oxford, United Kingdom.

'Oxford' Armchair

Birkedal Hansen & Søn

Designed 1954
Solid teak with leather upholstery

The model was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition, Designmuseum Danmark, 16-26 September 1954. 

Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, p. 283.

Wilhelm Schauman Ltd.

Birch, leather, metal. Ajustable height, swivel action.

Arm Height: 63cm

Mahogany frame, reupholstered natural leather.Danish 1930´s

Vilhelm Lauritzen architects A/S

Mahogany, back of woven cane. Seat upholstered in natural leather. 

Provenance: Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects. Model designed circa 1980 in connection with the renovation of  the Radio house.

Radio House Armchair

NK Nordiska Kompaniet

Macassar, reupholstered in brown horse hair textile, mat polished steel back. Model "NK". Signed, metal tag stamped NK R-35456-C MÖB. Literature: Björk, Ekström and Ericson Axel Einar Hjorth Möbelarkitekt, p 64. 

Exhibited; NK Spring exhibition 1931. Desk and chair exhibited at the Chicago Exposition 1933. Reference: Lundberg, Arts and Crafts at the Swedish Exposition Chicago, Centraltryckeriet Stockholm, 1933.

Pair of Desk Chair

Parma Antonio & Figli

Aluminum frame, seat and back upholstered in red vinyl, feet of bakelite. 
Marked MONTECATINI S.A. 6937 MODELLO 1938. 
Designed in 1938 for the Montecatini office building, Milan. 
Literature: Ugo La Pietra, 'Gio Ponti', Rizzoli, Milano 1995, p 83-85.