2110/​526

Preben Fabricius (b. 1931, d. 1984)

Jørgen Kastholm (b. Roskilde 1931, d. Düsseldorf 2007)

“Sculpture Chair”. Armchair with chromed steel frame of, seat upholstered with black patinated leather, back with leather winding. Designed 1968. Model BO 591. Manufactued by BO-EX.

The model was presented at the International Furniture Fair in Cologne in 1968.

Literature: Mobilia no. 151, February 1968, page 15.

Kastholm himself gave the chair, the name “Pain chair” because the chair simply is terrible to sit in. Kastholm once told his son, that the chair was one of those things he just had to make, even though he knew that it had little functional value. It was however so aesthetically pleasing that it went into production.

Condition

Normal patina due to age and use, including minor scratches and marks.

Auction

Modern art and design, 9 March 2021

Category
Estimate

25,000–30,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold