a pair of armchairs, executed by Gemla, Diö, 1930s.
Black-stained birch, upholstered seat and back in green textile, loose neck cushion. Height 93 cm.
Minor wear, renovated and reupholstered.
The model was exhibited at the exhibition "Fyra möblerade lägenheter i Stockholm och Göteborg" (Four Furnished Apartments in Stockholm and Gothenburg) organised by the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design in 1932, and later also at the exhibition "Standard 1934 för bostad och bohag" (Standard 1934 for Housing and Furnishings) at Liljevalchs konsthall in Stockholm.
Gregor Paulsson (ed.), "Form", 1932, model illustrated pp. 180-181, p. 240.
Bengt Lundberg, "Hur ett hem inredes praktiskt, rationellt, ekonomiskt: handbok över bohags- och bruksföremål", Natur och Kultur 1933, model illustrated p. 75.
Gregor Paulsson (ed.), "Form", 1934, model illustrated from the exhibition 1934 p. 103.
Magazine, "Gemlas Månadsblad", April 1935, model illustrated.
The model was marketed under the name of Kooperativa Förbundet from 1932. In the spring of 1935, the model was relaunched under the manufacturer Gemla's own name, as model number 112.