Yngve Ekstrom, founder of Swedese and Lamino chair designer

Scandinavian design was a very large part of the 1900s home furnishings industry, and some names are different indeed from the crowd. Among these are Bruno Mathsson, Hans Wegner, Alvar Aalto and Arne Jacobsen, but one of the most memorable is Yngve Ekström, who was born at Haga Fors ( Goolge Maps ) in Småland 1913th

Then Haga Fors is the city in Sweden with Elders presence in the furniture industry, it was no surprise that a young Yngve Ekström was drawn to what was so popular and pervasive in his surroundings. Like many other Scandinavian designers, he studied not only the woodwork but learned also from the academic study of art history and related painting, drawing and sculpting. Many of the style elements in his work is clearly related to the studies.

1945 he founded and his brother Jerker Swedese , one of the most respected manufacturers of modern Furniture in the world. He continued to be active in the company until his death, a career of over forty years. Products from Swedese included elegant, artistic works for the home, but the clean profile and utilitariska design, they made even more popular in larger offices and businesses.

This chair has attractive curves seen both from the front, and are often sold with a matching ottoman. It can be done in most types of wood to the frame and the upholstery can match virtually any taste, from sheepskin to weave tygnät. The versatility and the simple but stylish form has contributed to its continued popularity and chair sold for between 14 000 and 20 000 SEK for new copies. Older copies have been sold for much more than that.

Yngve Ekström ( http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngve_Ekström ) continued not only with the Leatt design until his death in 1988, he continued to lead his company. This ability to manage and produce new innovations only grew the legend of him. His chairs add to the many different decorating styles and looks exceptionally good with hardwood floors. Although his designs were often breakthroughs at its creation, many have become true classics.

Summary:
Yngve Ekström, who was born in Haga Fors in Smaland - a small village in the heart of the furniture district - was designed to work with the furniture. He studied all aspects of the craft but it was furniture that was his passion. Yngve Ekstrom started in 1945 with his brother Jerker Ekström, furniture company Swedese, a company that still produces some of Yngve Ekström's most classic designs such as " Lamino "," Lamello "," Rondino "and" Laminett ". Yngve Ekström, through its design has become one of the most prominent personalities in the movement which is usually called "Scandinavian Modern" His designs have been acclaimed throughout the world and are exhibited in some of the world's most famous museum.

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