Gunnar Asplund, Chairs, a pair, Gemla, designed for the Stockholm Exhibition 1930
Bet seat birch. Seat upholstered in black leather. Seat height 48 cm.
Minor wear. Marks. Later upholstery.
Gunnar Asplund is considered one of the most significant and leading architects during the interwar period, both in Sweden and internationally. Asplund is seen as one of the foremost representatives of 1920s Nordic classicism, with the Skandia Theatre (1922) and the Stockholm Public Library (1928) as prominent examples. He was also one of the pioneers of functionalism, which he introduced in Sweden with the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, where he was the chief architect.
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