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Karin Mobring "Natura" Saddle Leather Armchair, Sweden 1977

Creator: Karin Mobring - IKEA
Offered by: FINCH hudson

Description
Becoming the first women to be listed as a designer for the Swedish firm Möbel - IKEA in 1966. She was part of the new vanguard of furniture designers that IKEA brought in as they expanded out of Scandinavian countries to include all of Europe stating in the early 1970s. Karin was a trained architect and worked under Carl Malmston. The "Natura" chair is her most famous, designed in 1977, and is made in solid stained pinewood square frame that is covered in heavy saddle leather and strapped to the underside. Beautiful stitching. Made by IKEA from 1977 to early 1980s. Normal wear with some staining to leather.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	Sweden
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	leather, pinewood
Condition:	Good. Normal wear with some staining to leather.
Creation Date:	1977
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Incollect Reference #:	508943

Dimensions

W.	28.5 in;	H.	27.25 in;	D.	25.75 in;
W.	72.39 cm;	H.	69.22 cm;	D.	65.41 cm;

Seat H.	15 in;
Seat H.	38.1 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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