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Johann Bertil Häggström Borkum sofa
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On Whoppah since February 2022 • 16 sales
Product description
BORKUM SOFA, TUFTED LEATHER AND CHROMED TUBULAR STEEL, BY JOHANN BERTIL HÄGGSTRÖM FOR IKEA, 1972
Ready made homey cubicles. Presented as if you could simply buy the entire box, and spend your thoughts more wisely then having to waste them on your new interior. Mass production in order to meet consumption needs of those who lack time to actually think of what ‘home’ means to them. Isn’t that what IKEA is for us today?
Then what do we make of this beautiful design by Johan Bertill Häggström for IKEA? A leather sofa that in contrast to many other bulky, heavy leather designs of that period, almost seems to float above the surface. A sophisticated design that appears alien next to the popular Sörvallen and Stockholm sofas of today. It makes one wonder about how IKEA’s current philosophy relates to that of the seventies. Did our increasing demand push design towards sacrificing refinement for functionality? Were it technological advancements that pushed design rhetorics towards a new direction? Or is it simply a change of taste?
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsBrown, SilverMaterialLeatherNumber of items1StyleVintageHeight72 cmWidth155 cmDepth97 cmSeat height36 cm
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On Whoppah since February 2022 • 16 sales