Ib Arberg(Denmark, Born 1941)
a hanging chair, 'Gojan', ABRA Möbler, Sweden 1970s.
A hanging chair, 'Gojan', ABRA Möbler, Sweden 1970s.
Black lacquered steel base, hanging seat in chrome plated tubular steel, loose cushions and seat in brown textile, seat height ca 35 cm, height 165 cm, width 97 cm.
Wear.
Provenance
Part of the curated collection 'The wild and the vivid 1970s'.
Literature
Siesing, Andreas, Svenska 70-talsmöbler: i plast, stål, furu och manchester 1969-1980, Lindelöws bokförlag, Gothenburg, 2021, p. 309.
More information
- This chrome-plated birdcage from Abra Möbler AB, attracted attention at its premiere in London in 1973. At the time, it was almost intended as a light PR-focused experiment. but at this year's Scandinavian Furniture fair in Copenhagen, it turned out that it had a clear sales appeal. The original rocking chair is called 'Gojan'. Abra möbler's own words about 'Gojan'. Arberg came to Sweden from Denmark together with his partner Anne in 1967. They founded Arberg and Arberg together in 1973 and designed furniture for, among others, Abra möbler.
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