yngve ekstrom

1913-1988

Yngve Ekström was an architect, woodworker, and furniture designer from Hagafors, Småland, in Southern Sweden. Ekström—along with other designers like Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, and Poul Kjærholm—played a key role in the development of the midcentury style known as “Scandinavian modern.” The Lamino Chair for Swedese (1956) is among Ekström’s best-known works, and it remains in production today. This undulating, minimalist armchair comprises a simple, wooden frame of layered bentwood supported by bent tubular steel legs. In 1999, Swedish magazine Sköna Hems named the chair the “20th-Century’s Best Swedish Furniture Design.” It also received the 2003 Design Innovation Award from IMM Cologne.