Torsten Johansson (b. Idre 1917, d. Vedbæk 1996, residing in Denmark from 1948)
Rare easy chair with grey painted tubular steel legs, black rubber orb “shoes”. Seat and back upholstered with red wool, loose seat cushion with charcoal grey wool. Designed 1951. Made and marked 1950s by cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen.
Shown at “Kunsthåndværkets Aarsudstilling”, 1952.
Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, p. 176.
Original patinated condition with later seat cushion. Legs with scratches, marks, lacquer chips and rust stains. Red fabric with light dirt and few defects and unravellings. Cushion in good condition.