Bertil Fridhagen
Image rights
The artworks in this database are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the rights holders. The artworks are reproduced in this database with a license from Bildupphovsrätt.
For condition report contact specialist
A rare "Limento" easy chair model "5-168", Svenska Möbelfabrikerna, Bodafors, Sweden, 1961.
Laminated oak, upholstered with cognacs-brown leather, manufacturer's mark Bodafors DESIGN B. FRIDHAGEN MADE IN SWEDEN 1961. Height 80 cm
Provenance
Bertil Fridhagen's private collection, Bodafors.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Sigrid Eklund Nyström, "Bertil Fridhagen och Svenska Möbelfabrikerna i Bodafors", Carlsson 2022, the present armchair illustrated in the Fridhagen family's home in Bodafors p. 63. See also the model illustrated on the cover as well as pp. 123-129.
More information
The model won first prize in the international furniture competition in Cantù, Italy, in 1959.