Ingmar Relling
Ingmar Anton Relling ( April 8, 1920 - April 9, 2002 ) was a Norwegian architect and designer . His best-known work is the " Siesta " armchair , which he designed in 1965 with his son Knut Relling .
The armchair has been sold over 1,000,000 times in around 50 countries and is an important representative of Scandinavian design. It was interpreted by the Danish press as a response to Hans Wegner and, in the opinion of JP Ekornes and I. Langlo Norway, opened the international furniture market.
In 1995 there was a numbered special edition of 150 pieces.
Awards
- Industrial Design Prize, Oslo
- Prize for Good Norwegian Design, Oslo
- First Vienna International Furniture Salon, Vienna
- Showpiece of the Year, Earl's Court, London
- Jakobs Prize, Norsk Form, Oslo
- Classic Prize, Norwegian Design Council, Oslo
The " siesta " in museums
- Röhsska Museet , Gothenburg
- Victoria & Albert Museum , London
- National Gallery of Victoria , Melbourne (see Wikipedia)
- The New Collection , Munich
- GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts , Leipzig
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, (part of the Smithsonian Institution )
- The National Design Museum, New York, (part of the Smithsonian Institution )
- Smithsonian Institution , New York
- Oslo National Museum , Oslo
Nominations
- Interior Innovation Award Cologne 2006 - by the German Design Council
Web links
- Ingmar Anton Relling (Norwegian, 1920-2002) . In: artnet , with pictures of Relling's work
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Relling, Ingmar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Relling, Ingmar Anton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian architect and designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1920 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2002 |