Pair Of Manta Armchairs

Manta armchairs by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa. The iconic Norwegian designer Ingmar Anton Relling was born in 1920 in Sikkvlven on Norway's northwest coast. From the age of 16, he worked at Mobelfabrikk Vestlandske AS. Seven years later, he began his studies in 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 Adolf introduced him. After completing his studies in 1947, he worked in the drawing offices of Rastad & Relling AS before establishing his own studio in 1950. For several years, he focused on interior architecture and worked on churches, libraries, and a hotel, but from 1960 onward, 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 concept of "Scandinavian Design." Relling achieved international fame with his Siesta chair. The series represented a new way of thinking in terms of construction and form. The most distinctive is the simple, high-backed first edition in light beech, covered in sailcloth or leather. After creating Siesta, Relling worked tirelessly with laminated beech chairs, the tops of all armchairs. In some of his works, he used the equivalent qualities of steel. Of Relling's range of chairs, special mention should be made of Repose, Flex, Lido, Tema, Cox, and Manta. All are original in terms of construction and have a compact form with sculptural quality. The lightweight, flexible, and elegant chairs combine technical, functional, and aesthetic qualities of exceptional quality.