Vintage Krobo bench rosewood 1.5m by Torbjorn Afdal, Norway 1960s

Lovely rosewood Krobobench by Torbjørn Afdal for Tegnekontoret Bruksbo AS. Beautiful patterns in the wood an in a perfect vintage condition. A multifunctional bench to be used as both tvstereobench, sittingbench, bookbench, flowerbench, livingroomtable or whatever you prefer. L: 1,5 m, H: 34 cm D: 37 cm. Produced in the 1960’s. Norway. Torbjørn Afdal was (1917-1999) one of the leading designers in Scandinavia. Torbjørn Afdal’s furnitures was also purchased by Jacqueline Kennedy as a first lady in the White House and by the Japanese Emperor. In Torbjørn Afdal’s later years he designed the Parliamentary and chairs and tables to the courthouse in Oslo. Furthermore, Torbjørn Afdal designed the office of then Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. At the exhibition Norwegian Icons Oslo 2013, Torbjørn Afdal was represented with a great number of his furnitures.