2018 / Design

Ester loungechair

“I found an old armchair from the 1970s in Johanson’s warehouse that was so wonderfully comfortable to sit in that we decided to update the design while retaining the dimensions,” says Alexander. The result was Ester, a slender conference chair that is very comfortable.

Designer
Alexander Lervik
Year
2018
Producer
Johanson Design
Category
Design

Ester loungechair is a design by the Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, dated 2018. The work is produced by Johanson Design, which manufactures and distributes it, while the design originates in Lervik’s studio.

Alexander Lervik is a Swedish designer whose work spans furniture, lighting, product design and collectible design. His practice combines function, storytelling, technology and conceptual experimentation, moving between industrial production, limited-edition objects and design art. He trained at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and runs his studio in Österlen in the south of Sweden.

The project belongs to a body of work that is represented in museum collections including Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, and that has been covered by international design and news media. Related works can be found through the furniture, lighting and collectible design pages and in the complete portfolio.

Ester loungechair by Swedish designer Alexander Lervik
Ester loungechair by Swedish designer Alexander Lervik

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