Yngve Ekström, a 'Lamino' easy chair and a foot stool, Swedese.
Frame of oak, textile-covered back and seat. Branded Design Yngve Ekström Made in Sweden. Seat height 31, width 70, height 100 cm. The stool's length 59, height 48 cm.
Wear. One leg with damage, wood loss. Minor stains. The stuffing is pulverised and leaking. The footstool has holes underneath.
Yngve Ekström was one of Sweden's most prominent furniture designers. He also worked as an architect and sculptor and designed logos, catalogs, and advertisements.
Yngve Ekström began his career working in furniture factories, where he learned to work with wood as amainterior decoration.
His furniture is characterized by straight, tight lines in bendable wood. Several of his designs are now considered design classics, such as the Lamino armchair, the Arka chair, and the Pinocchio chair.
Together with his brother Jerker and Bertil Sjöqvist, Yngve Ekström started the Swedese furniture company in Småland in 1945.