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Midcentury 1960s Swedish Tall ‘Kolding’ Armchair by Erik Wörtz
The classic Scandinavian armchair – tall, sleek, stylish. This particular example is Swedish in origin and dates from the sixties. Designed by Erik Wortz, this is the ‘Kolding’ armchair he created for IKEA. We should point out that at that time, IKEA wasn’t the mass-produced, flat-pack furniture giant that it is today. Founded from humble beginnings in 1943, it collaborated with a great many leading furniture designers to produce well-crafted, top quality pieces that are highly collectable and prized today, this chair included. This teak-framed piece is in quite remarkable order given its years including its deep brown upholstery. Style with other lounge seating or use as a stand-alone piece in a bedroom, reading snug or corner that requires something handsome and inviting.
Description
This original, vintage armchair is ‘sold as seen’. It is in good – very good, used condition. It has been checked, vacuumed and a natural beeswax polish applied to the wooden frame. The seat cushion features a sprung unit inside – a sign of quality – and it’s in good order with working zip. The original head cushion simply slots on and ties at the back. You can opt to have this on or not. The rest of the upholstery is fixed and is in good order throughout. There is a little loss of shape along the top back in line with its age but this is minor and doesn’t affect the look or comfort of the chair – please see our photos. The deep brown wool upholstery is in great shape overall. Wool is a really hard-wearing choice for upholstery and so you can see that here. The webbing underneath the seat cushions looks to have been reinforced so is in good order too. The solid teak frame is in very good condition with just minor signs of use and one small area of light wear on the right arm to flag. In the overall context of the arm it’s barely noticeable. It’s a really nicely crafted chair with no areas of concern. Although no maker’s mark we attribute this with confidence to Erik Wortz, a piece designed for IKEA, 1960s.
Dimensions
H: 105cm / W: 71.5cm/ D: 87cm / Seat H: 39cm / Seat W: 58cm / Seat D: 52cm
