Olavi Hänninen (b. Lapinlahti 1920, d. 1992)
A unique low oak sideboard. Front with four doors, ten small drawers and a lid and fold-down front with horizontal strips of woven brown fabric in relief. Legs wrapped with patinated leather, base of black lacquered wood. This example made approx. 1967 on special order for a villa in Turku, Finland. H. 55 cm. D. 45 cm. L. 300 cm.
Provenance: Private collection.
This exceptional long low sideboard was made as part of an interior for a villa in Turku, Finland 1967. It is a refined piece with leather on the legs and woven fabric inserted around the division between the drawers and doors. But it is also a variation on the same minimalist theme we find in serial production desks designed for the maker Mikko Nupponen, Lahtis.
Condition report on request.
Design: Nordic Masters, 27 September 2017
Not sold