Handsome and iconic Scandinavian Modern Scissor lounge
chair designed by Folke Ohlsson for Dux. It is in wonderful vintage condition.
The wood frame has been restored; however, there may still be small signs of
age. We did have to fill some rather deep flaws in the wood. The straps have
been replaced with appropriate new straps. And the foam cushions are new and
newly upholstered. Please see photos. Circa 1950s.
Now you can get all your Dux in a row!! Sorry, I couldn’t
resist. This is the iconic and beautiful Scissor Lounge Chair. It was designed
by Folke Ohlsson for his company Dux, Inc. purportedly in 1949. It is so
incredible in its simplicity and when viewed from the side you can see
immediately where it got its name. We are very excited about this wonderful
chair here at our shop. Its walnut frame has been completely restored and we
have replaced all the straps, which were beyond repair, with proper strapping.
Plus, we have made new foam cushions and upholstered them in a fabulous black
and taupe horizontal stripe fabric.
Folke Ohlsson is a Scandinavian modern Swedish furniture
designer who was born in 1919, raised, and educated in Sweden. But in 1953
Ohlsson moved to the United States and established Dux, Inc. an American iteration
or namesake of the Scandinavian furniture industry’s largest manufacturer of
upholstered furniture. This creation of an American company producing
Scandinavian furniture may be for what Folke Ohlsson is best remembered. Well
that and the invention/introduction of knock-down furniture which is still used
today by the likes of Ikea! Ohlsson headquarter the company in San Francisco
for three years before moving it to Burlingame, California in 1956. Over the
years other great designers i.e. Bruno Mathsson and Edward J Wormley did
designs for the company but it was the designs of Folke Ohlsson’s armchair and
sofas that were prized for their traditional details and modernist simplicity
not to mention formal recognition and awards. Folke Ohlsson passed on October
23, 2002.
This chic Scandinavian Modern chair is ready to be
positioned in a place of honor in your home. Make it yours!
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