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The Lamino armchair was first designed in 1956 by Yngve Ekström. The Lamino chair (stol) is very simple in design as is most of the Swedish furniture that you will find. It is curvy and elegant design support the back and also is very pleasant to look at. It is hard to not fall in love with a Lamino chair (stol).
The lamino won an award for the best Swedish furniture (svenska möbler) design of the century in the year 1999. The same Lamino chair (stol) won another award more recently in the year 2003 for the I.M.M. Cologne award for best design. These are both very big honors and not only that but these awards were given to the Lamino chair (stol) forty and fifty years after the chair was designed. That is a huge honor. It is one thing to win an award when something is first designed but half a century later and then win a few awards that is just a show of genius design.
The Lamino chair (stol) is available in a number of colors. First you can get the chair (stol) in gray, white, sand, brown or the ever popular black. These colors blend very well with the types of woods that are typically used in the creation of the Lamino chair (stol). The sheepskin covering is used on the chair (stol) and the ottoman that accompanies the chair (stol) itself. The legs and the arms of the chair (stol) and the ottoman are made from natural woods. There are several choices in the woods that you can choose. You may find the Lamino chair (stol) made with woods such as beech, cherry, walnut, oak, or teak. These are the wood choices for the oiled wood construction. There is also an option for a lacquered wood. Those come in oak, cherry or even walnut.
If you were to get a Lamino chair (stol) you would be able to mix and match all the different types of fabrics and woods for completely different looks. This is something that is done often and with an understanding that the design will lend its elegance to any room in your home or your business. The Lamino chairs (stol) are not only comfortable but they are very nice in design and really make a room a good room to be in.
Yngve Ekström is one of the finest designers of Swedish furniture (svensk möbler) and his many designs have lasted for many years. With the Lamino chair (stol) winning awards decades after its conception it shows you what a brilliant man he was. When this style of Swedish furniture was popular in the sixties it was all the rage. Now in our day Swedish furniture and all of its designs are making a very strong come back. People all over the world are craving the Swedish design and the Swedish furniture that makes it so very special. Designing a room around even a single piece of Swedish furniture can really enhance that room and give it a special feel of elegance that it may require.
With geniuses like Yngve Ekström and other Swedish furniture (svensk möbler) designers it is easy to see why that style was so popular forty and fifty years ago. And it is also easy to see why their designs are once again becoming popular with today’s designers. Swedish furniture (svensk möbler) is a timeless design element and one that can not just be thrown away. People today are once again learning to appreciate and desire Swedish furniture (svensk möbler) and the Lamino chair (stol) is one of most appreciated.
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