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Set of six vintage armchairs by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen for Magnus Olesen, 1970
€2,090Bid from €1,881
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Set of six laminated oak stacking conference chairs series 61, designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen for Magnus Olesen in 1975.The conference chairs are very comfortable to use and can be stacked six high, making them easy to store.The chairs have been neglected and refinished by our cabinetmaker and will be reupholstered in your choice of fabric and color by "Kvadrat."Johnny Sørensen was born in Helsingør, the son of factory workers and appointed as an unskilled helper to the local boat builders, from where he progressed to the carpentry workshops, where he met Jørn Utzon, son of the world famous Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the man behind the Sydney Opera House. He completed his apprenticeship in 1963 by producing a writing table in Rio rosewood. After graduating from the Copenhagen School of Art, he met his future partner Rud Thygesen, with whom he opened a company in 1966.Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen went on to become renowned furniture designers, covered by prestigious awards such as the first prize in the Carpenters' Guild Furniture Competition, the Jubilee Award from the National Bank of Denmark and many others.Their work is on display at the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen, the Design Museum in Oslo, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York..
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ConditionGoodHeight74 cmWidth65 cmDepth60 cm
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Knebel, DenmarkOn Whoppah since October 2024 • 0 sales