Yngve Ekström
Sweden
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Yngve Ekström
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Ruster two seater sofa for Pastoe, 1960s
Photo © Flatland Design
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Ruster lounge chair for Swedese
Photo © Flatland Design
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Swedish palle stool for Stolab
Photo © Vintage bij Charlie VOF
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Vintage dining chair for Nesto
Photo © Vintage bij Charlie VOF
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Swedish teak sideboard for Toeds, 1950s
Photo © 20eme Siecle
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Wooden side table for Swedese
Photo © ETOZ
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Cabinet for Westbergs Möbler, 1950s
Photo © Studio Schalling
Yngve Ekström and his designs
Yngve Ekström (1913-1988) was born in Hagafors in Småland, Sweden, which happened to be where the country's oldest furniture industry was placed. He studied drawing, sculpture, painting, music and art history. With furniture virtually from his mother's milk, he started Swedese in 1945 and was leading the company right up until his death. His career coincided in time with the best part of the postwar modern movement and together with names including Alvar Aalto, Bruno Mathsson, Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm he was at the core of a generation designers who made the concept "Scandinavian Modern" famous all over the world. The most well-known design of Yngve Ekström's extensive portfolio is the Lamino armchair from 1956, which is still manufactured and sold all over the world. In 1999 the Lamino was voted the "Twentieth Century's Best Swedish Furniture Design" by the Swedish interior magazine Sköna Hem. Ekström's furniture have been exhibited in Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Munich and Belgrade, to name a few places, and are represented in many modern permanent collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.