Rolf Rickard Thies
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A unique executive desk and chair, 1970's, made for the architect's private home.
Base in steel, top in white laminate with pine lining, height 74 cm, 204 x 102 cm. The chair in beech, the seat covered in violet leather with details in brass nails, height 110 cm, seat height 42 cm.
Wear, minor damages.
Provenance
Rolf Rickard Thies' private home, Furuboda, Skåne, Sweden, executed 1977-2006.
More information
Rolf Thies (1927-2019). Architect, he began his training in Karlsruhe, he came to Sweden in the 1950s to continue to study architecture at KTH in Stockholm.
He remained in Stockholm and started his own architectural firm in 1960. During the 1970s, he became internationally known for his urban planning proposals. During the later part of his professional career he mainly designed private houses and villas. The furniture he designed was mainly for his own use and nothing came in further production.