Scandinavia Design

Primo chair – Swedese

Yngve Ekström, 1980 

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Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

The Primo chair is an evolution of the famous Lamino chair. Extremely comfortable, especially for the back, it is available in high and low versions and can be used with a footrest. The structure is made of beech (natural lacquered or stained) or oak (naturel lacquered or oiled), the straps of textile or leather, black or natural.

Low armchair W68 x D78 x H104 cm – Seat Height : 41 cm

High armchair W68 x D70 x H84 cm – Seat Height : 41 cm

Stool W51 x D44 x H41 cm

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

Primo low backrest
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Primo high backrest
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Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

Lacquered oak

Oiled oak

Lacquered beech

Black stained beech

Examples: 

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

black webbing / oiled oak

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

black webbing / oiled oak

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

natural leather webbing / lacquered oak

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

natural leather webbing / lacquered oak

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

natural webbing / black stained beech

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

black leather webbing / black stained beech

Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980
Primo Armchair  Swedese  Yngve Ekström, 1980

Yngve Ekström

Yngve Ekström

Beautiful, simple, comfortable – and loved. When a Swedish interiors magazine asked its readers to vote for "a piece of furniture from the 20th century", they chose the Lamino armchair designed by Yngve Ekström, the founder of the Swedish company Swedese. "Having designed a good chair may not be a bad life,” he had said many years before. But his legacy is far greater than the Lamino. Yngve Ekström had his own personal style, which allows much of his furniture to be preserved and kept in production.


Ekström was born in 1913 in Småland, where the oldest furniture factory in the country was located. His father died young and Ekström started working in the factory when he was 13 years old. His talent with woodworking and his diverse experience gave him a keen eye for materials and construction.


Like Alvar Aalto, Bruno Mathsson, Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm, Yngve Ekström was part of the post-war modern movement that made the concept of "modern Scandinavian" world famous. His furniture is presented in numerous permanent collections, notably at the Victoria & Albert Museum, in London.