Varier introduces a new series of its \u2018Ekstrem\u2019 chair, an iconic piece considered Norway\u2019s first postmodern design. Best known for producing Peter\u00a0Opsvik\u2019s kneeling\u00a0office chair, \u2018Variable\u2019, the company has been a destination for \u2018out of the ordinary\u2019 furniture that encourages a flexible approach to living spaces.\u00a0\nConceived in 1972 by...
, ‘Variable’, the company has been a destination for ‘out of the ordinary’ furniture that encourages a flexible approach to living spaces.
Conceived in 1972 by Terje Ekstrøm , and produced from 1984, the ‘Ekstrem’ chair was designed as a snake-like form whose soft, geometric composition allows for the body to sit, or lounge, in many ways. Graduating from Oslo’s National College of Art and Design in the late 1960s, Ekstrøm had a background as a cabinet maker and upholsterer, and combined his design approach with a deep passion for craft.
The chair’s playful name, meaning ‘extreme’ in Norwegian, references the designer’s name, and his design follows the principles of the radical freedom movement of the time. The chair’s original advertising campaign showcased a dozen different seating options, from traditional posture to front-to-back and sideways approaches.
‘Designers sought to dissociate from ideologies and develop a freer language of form that was less committed to convention,’ observes design historian Denise Hagströmer in the book, accompanying an exhibition on the designer’s work at Oslo’s National Museum. This, combined with the emerging trend towards ergonomic design, influenced Ekstrøm’s work towards creating the unorthodox forms of the chair.
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