Living room chairs by Lina Nordqvist

Living room chairs. Each and every one of them brings its own individual character to the table. A boisterous livingroom that one by one aspires to stand out as more than plain furniture objects. Almost like actors in a play. Lina Nordqvist’s Living room chairs were presented as a graduation project at Beckmans School of Design with the intention of exploring the Swedish tradition of stick back chairs, and taking the concept of a very economic use of wood into a contemporary setting.

The well-known traditional chair is suddenly back en vogue, acquiring a new appeal all of its own. “I’m fascinated by objects, and I like when they have their own precious individuality, something beyond mere technological functionality.” MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, picked up the first shipment of Living room chairs for last year’s autumn collection.

It is hardly surprising that the Living room chairs seem to be made for the stage, since Lina has pursued a career as a professional set designer in the Swedish movie industry for several years.

The Living room chairs are available in beech, black, and in March 2010 also in a white-lacquered version.
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