Some of the most popular home furnishings in modern times have been Scandinavian furniture (nordiska möbler). With so many designers in the furniture field, icons such as Bruno Mathsson, Hans Wegner and Alvar Aalto, perhaps the best known would be Yngve Ekström.
Yngve Ekström was born in Hagafors, Smaland, Sweden in the year 1913. He was one of the best furniture designers of his time and for that fact of any time. In the area where he is from there was no shortage of furniture (möbler) making. It was surrounding him every where he went in his home town. Yngv nordiska möbler e Ekström not only studied wood crafting and designing but he also studied academic art history and also painting, drawing and sculpting. It is believed that all of these skills combined helped to create a phenomenal Scandinavian furniture designer. There are many aspects of all his learned skills that transfer over into his furniture making.
In the year 1945 Yngve Ekström and his brother Jerker founded their own company called Swedese. This is one of the most highly respected and admired makers of furniture (möbler) in the world today. They worked for years to gain the reputation that now encompasses Swedese. For over forty years Yngve Ekström was part of the company creating his furniture (möbler) designs and making his dreams come true. He worked with the company up until his death. Swedese’s furniture (möbler) designs became very popular indeed for many home interiors. They also found their way into many a business office. The Swedese furniture (möbler) had a style that appealed to many people. And with their stylish designs and there wonderful workmanship it is no wonder that they were as successful as they were.
Yngve Ekström is probably best known for his design of the Lamino chair. This is most likely the one thing that you have heard of that was designed and created by Yngve Ekström even if you have not heard of anything else that he has done. The Lamino chair (stol)is very simplistic in design but offers a world of comfort for the user. Even though this piece of furniture (möbler) was first created in the 1950’s its design is still in use today. As a matter of fact in the year 1999 the Lamino was named the best Swedish chair of the twentieth century. This was done by a Swedish magazine and following after that a few years later in the year 2003, the Lamino chair was awarded the Design Innovation by the I.M.M in Cologne. This must be an excellently designed piece of furniture (möbler) if it is receiving awards over forty years after its creation.
The Lamino chair is made of several different types of wood and usually has an ottoman that accompanies the chair itself. It is a very simplistic chair (stol) in design and is also quite versatile. This chair is not inexpensive and it is quite common to pay several thousand dollars for one.
The shear fact that this chair is still winning awards and selling at prices that are not cheap is just antoher reason why Yngve Ekström and his furniture (möbler) designs were and still are as popular as they were. Yngve Ekström worked in his company as a designer and also leading his company for many years up until his death in 1988. He was a loved and admired man that gave us some very beautiful artwork in the way of furniture and is very much missed even today.
