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Arne Norell Leather Sirocco Safari Chair, Sweden, 1960s

Creator: Arne Norell
Offered by: FINCH hudson

Description
One of the leading lights of the Scandinavian modernist movement, Swedish-born (1917) Arne Norell preferred using traditional materials to create unexpected furniture forms. His Møbel AB Arne Norell company began in the Swedish countryside in 1958. The "Sirocco" armchair designed in 1964 is loosely based on the safari tradition started by Kaare Klint in 1933 and is lightweight, collapsible, and held together by leather support straps. This version is medium brown leather over an ash wood frame. Sweden. Condition: see images for discoloration to leather. Classic and timeless.

More Information

Documentation:	Makers Label/Invoice
Notes:	original Norell foil sticker
Origin:	Sweden
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	ash, leather
Condition:	Good. wear and discoloration to leather
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Incollect Reference #:	505092

Dimensions

W.	26 in;	H.	28.25 in;	D.	26 in;
W.	66.04 cm;	H.	71.76 cm;	D.	66.04 cm;

Seat H.	16 in;
Seat H.	40.64 cm;

Message from Seller:

FINCH hudson….. a unique and expertly curated collection of vintage and modern goods for the home – a spirit of timelessness and quality that combines the Hudson Valley’s centuries long tradition of local goods made by hand and made well with a spirit of space and living…not tethered to a single time or specific fashion. Its an understanding that a lifestyle is a collection that implicitly values the modern’s place with the traditional and that style is the union of good pieces

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