Four Formula Dining Chairs & Matching Table By Ruud Ekstrand & Christer Norman For Dux 1968 Sweden Mid Century Vintage Retro MCM

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Four Formula Dining Chairs & Matching Table By Ruud Ekstrand & Christer Norman For Dux 1968 Sweden Mid Century Vintage Retro MCM

Set of four chrome cantilever dining chairs with tubular steel frames, and their original red canvas upholstery with matching large white round circle dining table.

Designed by Ruud Ekstrand and Christer Norman for famous mid century furniture maker, Dux in Sweden in 1968.

Dux Manufactory was founded in 1926 by Efraim Ljung. The company gained international recognition when in 1953 Folke Ohlsson went to the United States, and founded Dux Incorporated, as the American version of his Swedish namesake - at the time the largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture in Scandinavia.

Dux has partnered with many leading designers, including Bruno Mathsson, Edward Wormley, Alf Svensson and Sam Larsson. In 1949, the Dux company implemented an idea that Ohlsson patented. Knock-down chair or KD, a term referring to easy flat assembly. This saved Dux space in warehouses and money for transport, and was a concept that became an inspiration for hundreds of other companies - primarily the Swedish brand IKEA.

Dining Chairs Dimensions
Height - 75cm
Width - 46cm
Depth - 42cm

Dining Table Dimensions
Height - 65cm
Diameter - 120cm

Ruud Ekstrand, born in 1943 in Malmö, is a prominent designer and the founder of Ruud Ekstrand Design AB. With a career marked by accolades, he has received prestigious awards, including the Forsnäs Prize in 1986 and the Golden Chair (Guldstolen) in 1992. Notably, Ekstrand has won the Swedish Design Award 14 times. He has specialized in furniture design for companies such as Dux, Iform, and Skandiform, and Ekstrand has gained recognition for works like the armchair KS 130 (Forsnäs Prize, 1986) and the sofa Piccolo (Golden Chair, 1992).

Christer Norman collaborated with Ruud Ekstrand on two furniture collections in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Christer Norman is particularly known for designing the Formula series for Dux Studio Collection together with Ruud Ekstrand in 1968. This series included a lounge chair (Toad), a sofa, chairs, and tables that were presented at furniture fairs in Stockholm, Cologne, and Chicago. After a few years, Christer Norman left the design profession while Ruud Ekstrand continued his successful career with his own design studio.

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