Pair of Manta armchairs by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa

Pair of Manta armchairs by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa
Iconic Norwegian designer Ingmar Anton Relling was born in 1920 in Sikkvlven on Norways northwest coast. From the age of 16, he worked at Mobelfabrikk Vestlandske AS. Seven years later, he began studying interior architecture and furniture design at SKHS Oslo (Statens Håndverks-og Kunstindustriskole), a course that had been newly introduced only a year earlier and to which his brother introduced him to Adolf. After graduating in 1947, he worked in the design offices of Rastad & Relling AS before setting up his own studio in 1950. For several years he concentrated on interior design, working on churches, libraries and a hotel, but from 1960 Relling devoted himself entirely to furniture design. In doing so, he became Norway's most famous furniture designer and thus recognized as one of the greatest contributors to the "Scandinavian Design" concept. Relling achieved international renown with his SIESTA chair. The series represented a new way of thinking in terms of construction and form. Most distinctive is the simple, high-backed first edition in light beech, upholstered in sailcloth or leather. After the creation of Siesta, Relling worked tirelessly with laminated beech chairs, the tops of all the armchairs. In some of his works, he used the equivalent qualities of steel. From Relling's range of chairs, special mention must be made of Rest, Flex, Lido, Tema, Cox and Manta. All are original in terms of construction and have a compact form of sculptural quality. The light, supple and elegant chairs unite technical, functional and aesthetic qualities of exceptional quality.

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