Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm Pair of 'Scimitar' chairs, model no. IS-63 designed 1962 Leather, stainless steel. Each: 67 x 81.6 x 62.1 cm (26 3/8 x 32 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.) Manufactured by Ivan Schlechter, Copenhagen, Denmark. Each underside impressed with manufacturer's logo and STAINLESS/STEEL/DANMARK.
Literature Ivan Schlechter, 'Designs by Fabricius and Kastholm', Mobilia, no. 106, May 1964, passim Les Assises du Siège Contemporain, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1968, p. 58, fig. 101 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 196 Anne Bony, Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s, Paris, 2004, p. 14 Catalogue Essay The 'Scimitar' chair acquired much attention when first exhibited at the Copenhagen Museum of Industrial Arts in 1963. Its singular base, which resembles a 'Scimitar' was inspired by Jørgen Kastholm’s experience of Lebanon in the early 1960s. It was a sophisticated procedure to manufacture the chair, which involved pouring liquid metal into three moulds, a process which different manufacturers attempted, but were unable to execute. In 1963 the assignment to produce the 'Scimitar' chair for the Copenhagen Museum of Industrial Arts exhibition was given to the manufacturer Ivan Schlechter, who successfully created the chair. Read More
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm Pair of 'Scimitar' chairs, model no. IS-63 designed 1962 Leather, stainless steel. Each: 67 x 81.6 x 62.1 cm (26 3/8 x 32 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.) Manufactured by Ivan Schlechter, Copenhagen, Denmark. Each underside impressed with manufacturer's logo and STAINLESS/STEEL/DANMARK.
Literature Ivan Schlechter, 'Designs by Fabricius and Kastholm', Mobilia, no. 106, May 1964, passim Les Assises du Siège Contemporain, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1968, p. 58, fig. 101 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 196 Anne Bony, Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s, Paris, 2004, p. 14 Catalogue Essay The 'Scimitar' chair acquired much attention when first exhibited at the Copenhagen Museum of Industrial Arts in 1963. Its singular base, which resembles a 'Scimitar' was inspired by Jørgen Kastholm’s experience of Lebanon in the early 1960s. It was a sophisticated procedure to manufacture the chair, which involved pouring liquid metal into three moulds, a process which different manufacturers attempted, but were unable to execute. In 1963 the assignment to produce the 'Scimitar' chair for the Copenhagen Museum of Industrial Arts exhibition was given to the manufacturer Ivan Schlechter, who successfully created the chair. Read More
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